Horror on the Home Front : The Female Monster Cycle, World War Two and Historical Reception Studies

This study examines a distinct Hollywood production cycle from 1942 to 1946 in which women, for a brief moment, supplanted men in horror cinema's key role of the monster. Adopting a historical reception studies approach, this study analyses this industry strategy in relation to its wartime cont...

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Main Author: Snelson, Tim
Published: University of East Anglia 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.522272