[ecrea] new book: Hong Kong Horror Cinema

*/NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT/*
*Hong Kong Horror Cinema *
*Edited by Gary Bettinson (Lancaster University) and Daniel Martin 
(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)*
Hardback | February 2018 | 240 pages | 12 illustrations | ISBN 
9781474424592 | £75.00 | $110
Published by Edinburgh University Press
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*_About the book_*
Dumplings stuffed with diabolical fillings. Sword-wielding zombies. 
Hopping cadavers. Big-head babies. For decades, Hong Kong cinema has 
served up images of horror quite unlike those found in other parts of 
the world. In seminal films such as /A Chinese Ghost Story, Rouge, The 
Eye, Dumplings/, and /Rigor Mortis/, the region’s filmmakers have pushed 
the boundaries of genre, cinematic style, and bad taste. But what makes 
Hong Kong horror cinema so utterly unique? Why does it hold such 
fascination for “serious” cinephiles and cult fans alike?
/Hong Kong Horror Cinema/is the first English-language study of this 
delirious and captivating cinematic tradition, offering new insights 
into the history of Hong Kong horror through case studies of classic 
films and through a detailed consideration of their aesthetic power, 
economic significance, and cultural impact in both the global and 
domestic market.
//
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*_Contributors _*
*__*
*Gary Bettinson*, Lancaster University
*Felicia Chan*, University of Manchester
*Kenneth Chan*, University of Northern Colorado
*David Scott Diffrient*, Colorado State University
*Andrew Grossman*, Independent Scholar
*Enrique Ajuria Ibarra*, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico
*Vivian Lee*, City University of Hong Kong
*Liang Luo*, University of Kentucky
*Daniel Martin*, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
*Lisa Odham Stokes*, Seminole State College, Central Florida
*Raymond Tsang*, New York University
*Andy Willis*, University of Salford
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*Find out more about **/Hong Kong Horror Cinema/**on the Edinburgh 
University Press website: 
**https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-hong-kong-horror-cinema.html***
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Hong Kong Horror Cinema - Edinburgh University Press 
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The first book-length English-language study of Hong Kong horror films 
Dumplings stuffed with diabolical fillings. Sword-wielding zombies. 
Hopping cadavers. Big-head ...



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