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Professor of Media Arts, University of North Texas - Harry M. Benshoff
Robin Wood was a brilliant critic and theorist whose work helped define the very field of film studies in the 1960s and 1970s. Among his most significant contributions—building upon concepts from Marx and Freud—was his theorization of the horror film as Western culture's collective nightmare. This much-needed volume collects those seminal essays in one place, in recognition of their ongoing importance to horror studies specifically and media studies more broadly.
Professor Emeritus, University of York, Uk - Andrew Tudor
Such a pleasure to have all of Robin Wood's writings on the horror movie assembled in one volume. His work was a great encouragement to those of us wanting to take seriously this most unfairly maligned of popular genres, and although I may often have disagreed with him, his subtlety of analysis was such as to always make that disagreement constructive.
Professor of Film Studies at Seton Hall University and Author of the Rifleman (Wayne State University Press, 2005) - Christopher Sharrett
Robin Wood was the most important film critic of our age; his commitment to discovering and evaluating the significant constantly informed his judgments. Is there an earthly reason for not reading this collection?
University of Pittsburgh, Author of Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema, and the Modern Horr - Adam Lowenstein
Our understanding of the horror film and indeed of horror studies writ large would simply not be the same without Robin Wood. He taught us how much meaning horror offers us. This indispensable collection will provoke and inspire viewers and readers of all kinds for years to come.
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