"The Dread of Difference is a classic. Few film studies texts have been so widely read and so influential. It's rarely on the shelf at my university library, so continuously does it circulate. Now this new edition expands the already comprehensive coverage of gender in the horror film with new essays on recent developments such as the Hostel series and torture porn. Informative and enlightening, this updated classic is an essential reference for fans and students of horror movies."-Stephen Prince, editor of The Horror Film and author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality

"An impressive array of distinguished scholars . . . gazes deeply into the darkness and then forms a Dionysian chorus reaffirming that sexuality and the monstrous are indeed mated in many horror films."-Choice

"An extremely useful introduction to recent thinking about gender issues within this genre."-Film Theory

"The Dread of Difference is a classic. Few film studies texts have been so widely read and so influential. It's rarely on the shelf at my university library, so continuously does it circulate. Now this new edition expands the already comprehensive coverage of gender in the horror film with new essays on recent developments such as the Hostel series and torture porn. Informative and enlightening, this updated classic is an essential reference for fans and students of horror movies." -- Stephen Prince, editor of The Horror Film and author Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality

About the Author
Barry Keith Grant is Professor in the Department of Communications, Popular Culture, and Film at Brock University. He is the author or editor of many books, including 100 Science Fiction Films, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and four editions of Film Genre Reader.

Reviews
"These essays are highly intelligent, yet also highly readable, and because of that, the book comes highly recommended. It's a fantastic, meaty-thick collection as is, but also a good gateway for cinephiles who haven't yet dared make the leap into reading film criticism, as opposed to the mere 'movie review.'" * Flick Attack *



Book Information
ISBN 9780292772458
Author Barry Keith Grant
Format Paperback
Page Count 560
Imprint University of Texas Press
Publisher University of Texas Press
Weight(grams) 880g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 38mm