TY  - GEN
T1  - Dead funny : the humor of American horror
A1  - Gillota, David, 1977-
LA  - English
PP  - New Brunswick
PB  - Rutgers University Press
YR  - 2023
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1380419954
AB  - "Horror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also make them laugh. Little work has been done, however, to explain precisely how horror's humor operates. Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror offers a road map of key humorous devices that have been prominent in North American horror films since the 1930s. Author David Gillota argues that horror's humor does not operate as simple "comic relief" but instead functions in tandem with horror elements. Using humor theory to read horror, Gillota provides insight into several aspects of the genre that have long preoccupied critics: the figure of the monster, imperiled bodies, or gender and racial politics. In doing so, Dead Funny offers analysis of a vast array of films, including classic monster movies, effects-driven splatter films, and recent critical favorites like Get Out and Midsommar. The result demonstrates that humor is and has long been an integral part of the horror genre"--
OP  - 240
CN  - PN1995.9.H6 G545 2023
SN  - 9781978834194
SN  - 1978834195
SN  - 9781978834163
SN  - 1978834160
SN  - 9781978834170
SN  - 1978834179
KW  - Horror films : United States : History and criticism.
KW  - Wit and humor in motion pictures.
KW  - Films d'horreur : États-Unis : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Humour au cinéma.
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / General.
KW  - Horror films
KW  - Wit and humor in motion pictures
KW  - United States
KW  - genre, film, movie, cinema, horror, comedy, hollywood, film studies, media, media studies, art, humor.
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
KW  - Film criticism
KW  - Film criticism.
KW  - Critiques cinématographiques.
ER  -