Reanimated offers a new perspective on twenty-first century American horror film remakes. Counter to the critical dismissal of genre remakes as derivative rip-offs, Mee approaches the films as intertextual adaptations which have both drawn from and helped to shape horror since 2000. Covering films from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) to Candyman (2021), and identifying distinct cycles, production strategies and patterns of reception, this book illustrates the importance of the remake to contemporary horror cinema and addresses key cultural, industry and reception contexts. Rather than representing the death of horror, Reanimated argues that remaking instead demonstrates the genre's capacity for creative recycling, adaptation and evolution.
| ISBN: | 9781474440646 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2022 |
| Author: | Laura Mee |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Screen Serialities |
| Genres: |
Film history, theory or criticism Individual film directors, film-makers Film: styles and genres |