8. Middle-class Horror and Urban Modernity: The Promise

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgements and Author Note vi
4. Traditions in World Cinema vii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Post-war Thai Cinema: Audiences and Film Style in a Divided Nation 15
7. 2. After the 16mm Era: Horror and Progressive Social Critique 44
8. 3. New Thai Cinema and Nang Nak: Heritage Horror and Economic Crisis 64
9. 4. Thai Horror and the ‘Other’: Zee Oui and Ghost Game 88
10. 5. The Monstrous Thai Feminine: Shutter and the ‘Vengeful Ghosts’ 110
11. 6. Horror Beyond the Screen: Victim, The Screen at Kamchanod and Coming Soon 125
12. 7. Village Horror: Continuing a Provincial Film Style 137
13. 8. Middle-class Horror and Urban Modernity: The Promise 149
14. 9. Regional and International Success in the Digital Age: Folk Horror and a Southeast Asian Model 167
15. Conclusion 190
16. Bibliography 194
17. Index 205