1. Introducing the Splat Pack

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. figures vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: The Industrial Context of the Splat Pack
7. 1. Introducing the Splat Pack 13
8. 2. Politics and the horror film: an industry studies intervention 27
9. 3. The DVD revolution and the horror film, take one: from trash to art to collectable 48
10. 4. The DVD revolution and the horror film, take two: rise of the ‘Unrated’ 70
11. Part II: The Splat Pack on DVD
12. 5. Text, subtext and the story of the film: Eli Roth’s Hostel and Hostel: Part II on DVD 97
13. 6. The ‘white trash’ world of Rob Zombie: class, collecting and slumming spectators 119
14. 7. Seriality, subjectivity and new media: consuming the Saw series 142
15. 8. Scars, both material and cyber: Haute Tension and The Descent on DVD 165
16. Afterword 188
17. Bibliography 199
18. Filmography 206
19. DVD supplemental material referenced 208
20. Index 210