Indian horror cinema

• Verfasst von: Dhusiya, Mithuraaj [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Indian horror cinema
• Titelzusatz: (en)gendering the monstrous
• Verf.angabe: Mithuraaj Dhusiya
• Verlagsort: London, New York
• Verlag: Routledge
• E-Jahr: 2018
• Jahr: [2018]
• Umfang: vii, 314Seiten
• ISBN: 978-1-138-69318-0
• ISBN: 1-138-69318-9
• Schlagwörter: (g)Indien / (s)Horrorfilm
• Dokumenttyp: Filmografie
• Sprache: eng
• RVK-Notation: AP 53900
• RVK-Notation: AP 59465
• K10plus-PPN: 1638837376

Abstract

This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India. It uncovers some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown, the supernatural, occult practices, communication with spirits of the deceased, ghosts, reincarnation, figures of vampires, zombies, witches, and transmutations of human beings into non-human forms such as werewolves. The work focuses on the construction of feminine and masculine subjectivities in select horror films across seven major languages - Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, Marathi and Malayalam. The author shows that the alienation of the body and bodily functions through the medium of the horror film serves to deconstruct stereotypes of caste, class, gender and anthropocentrism. Some riveting insights emerge thus, such as the masculinist undertow of the possession narrative and how complex structures of resistance accompany the anxieties of culture via the dread of laughter. This original account of Indian cinematic history is accessible yet strongly analytical and includes an exhaustive filmography