Japanese and American horror : a comparative study of film, fiction, graphic novels and video games / Katarzyna Marak.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476617923 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Japanese and American horror : a comparative study of film, fiction, graphic novels and video games.DDC classification:
  • 813/.0873809 23
LOC classification:
  • PS374.H67 M37 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Ghosts -- Monsters and monstrosities -- The divine and the unholy -- Conclusion: Different shades of the universal.
Summary: "Horror fiction is an important part of the popular culture in many modern societies. This book compares and contrasts horror narratives from two distinct cultures--American and Japanese shedding light on the differences and similarities in the depiction of fear and horror in America and Japan, while emphasizing narrative patterns in the context of their respective cultures"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ghosts -- Monsters and monstrosities -- The divine and the unholy -- Conclusion: Different shades of the universal.

"Horror fiction is an important part of the popular culture in many modern societies. This book compares and contrasts horror narratives from two distinct cultures--American and Japanese shedding light on the differences and similarities in the depiction of fear and horror in America and Japan, while emphasizing narrative patterns in the context of their respective cultures"-- Provided by publisher.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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