Booktopia has why horror seduces by mathias clasen. Theyve overlooked their literal resonance as diseasebearing. My main research focus is on horrorits history, forms, functions, and. Richard mathesons 1954 i am legend is a milestone in modern gothic literature. His book, which includes several chapters of case studies on actual horror films and novels, is an attempt to find an answer. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth 1964, the omega man 1971, and i am legend. At night, when the vampires attack his house, neville is especially troubled by the female vampires. Clasen, who writes in an engaging english style, wants an answer to that question.
Mathias clasen, school of communication and culture, aarhus university, denmark. Mathias clasen born 1978 is a danish scholar of horror fiction and the authoreditor of three nonfiction books on the horror genre as well as two horror anthologies. Clasen s research integrates horror study with the natural and social sciences, in. Im an associate professor in literature and media in the english department at aarhus university, a large research university in denmark. Vampire apocalypse vampire apocalypse a biocultural. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. Im an associate professor of literature and media in the english department at aarhus university, denmark. The vampire apocalypse is a fairly unlikely event, but it makes for great storytelling. Richard mathesons 1954 i am legend is a milestone in. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that. He is associate professor in literature and media at aarhus university, his alma mater, from where he received his phd in 2012. Integrates cuttingedge research on human behavior with horror.
Why horror seduces by mathias clasen, paperback barnes. Why horror seduces by mathias clasen, 9780190666514, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is the first book to integrate the study of horror with the sciences of human nature and to offer a sustained analysis of the ways in which our evolutionary heritage constrains and. It was the women vampires who made it so difficult, he reflects, the women posing like lewd puppets.
Through analyses of wellknown and popular modern american works of horrorrosemarys baby. Why horror seduces by mathias clasen booksamillion. Into the darkness stuff that ive liked, hated, been. Philosophy and literature, volume 34, number 2, october 2010, pp. Why horror seduces hardcover mathias clasen oxford. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy a discounted paperback of why horror seduces online from australias leading online bookstore. I am legend, a postapocalyptic science fictionhorror novel, published in 1954 and set in 1976, remains one of his best known works. Explains horror across different types of media, from films to video games. Why horror seduces paperback mathias clasen oxford. Rent textbook why horror seduces by clasen, mathias 9780190666514. One of the most sensitive treatments of the vampire tale is richard mathesons i am legend. This version of i am legend is the third movie adaptation of mathesons novel. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books.
I am legend book the novels main character is robert neville, apparently the sole survivor of a pandemic the symptoms of which resemble vampirism. Blending horror with science fiction, the novel manages to infuse a. Its incredible, a survival story of one lonely man against. A biocultural critique of richard mathesons i am legend. The 2007 film was partially based on the 1971 film as well. Theyve overlooked their literal resonance as diseasebearing, unnatural predators well designed to. A biocultural critique of richard mathesons i am legend mathias clasen philosophy and literature, volume 34, number 2, october 2010, pp. January 1976 chapter one on those cloudy days, robert neville was never sure when sunset came, and sometimes they were in the streets before he could get back. If he had been more analytical, he might have calculated the approximate time of their arrival. The novel i am legend 1954, written by american author richard matheson, was adapted for the movie by screenwriters akiva goldsman and mark protosevich. Most literary critics engaging with the novel have interpreted the vampires as social or psychological symbols. Richard mathesons 1954 horror novel i am legend depicts the sole survivor of a vampire pandemic in his attempts to find companionship and meaning in a blasted apocalyptic world. This book is nothing like the movie and yet i can see the blood of this novel deep throughout the film.
Philosophy and literature, volume 34, number 2, october. Over the course of thirteen brilliantly argued chapters, mathias clasen uses the sharp edge of evolutionary psychology to skin the horror genre alive and reveal the wet red tendons twitching under the surface. I first came across mathias clasen s article cant sleep. Lets start with a quick introduction on who you are, what you do, and how you came to be a horror researcher. The two earlier films are the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971. Clasen is clearly passionate and knowledgeable about his topic and his approach. My research focuses on horror entertainment from a.
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