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        Introduction CINEMA, GENRE, NATION
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        Kendall R. Phillips
        
                                    
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                                            Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction CINEMA, GENRE, NATION 1
- CHAPTER ONE Superstition and the Shock of Attraction HORRIFIC ELEMENTS IN EARLY CINEMA 26
- CHAPTER TWO Weird and Gloomy Tales UNCANNY NARRATIVES AND FOREIGN OTHERS 61
- CHAPTER THREE Superstitious Joe and the Rise of the American Uncanny 87
- CHAPTER FOUR Literary Monsters and Uplift ing Horrors 110
- CHAPTER FIVE Mysteries in Old Dark Houses 147
- Conclusion 174
- Notes 189
- Index 219
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction CINEMA, GENRE, NATION 1
- CHAPTER ONE Superstition and the Shock of Attraction HORRIFIC ELEMENTS IN EARLY CINEMA 26
- CHAPTER TWO Weird and Gloomy Tales UNCANNY NARRATIVES AND FOREIGN OTHERS 61
- CHAPTER THREE Superstitious Joe and the Rise of the American Uncanny 87
- CHAPTER FOUR Literary Monsters and Uplift ing Horrors 110
- CHAPTER FIVE Mysteries in Old Dark Houses 147
- Conclusion 174
- Notes 189
- Index 219