Theology and Wes Craven

Theology and Wes Craven explores the religious themes in Craven's movies, television shows, and other works, providing a retrospective and spotlighting his most theologically intriguing works in relation to contemporary political, social, and economic issues.

Format: Hardback
Length: 206 pages
Publication date: 08 August 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Theology and Wes Craven explores the religious themes in the movies, television shows, and other works of the man who redefined the horror genre with such landmark and notorious films as The Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), The People Under the Stairs (1991), and Scream (1996). This volume provides a retrospective for his entire career, and then spotlights his most theologically intriguing works in chapters devoted to revealing Craven's narrative intent. This collection brings together established scholars and new emergent voices in academia, including feminist and LGBTQ+ perspectives, who explore Craven's vision in relation to contemporary political, social, and economic issues, especially as they related to children, visible minorities, the excluded, and the disenfranchised. This volume is sure to be appreciated both by academics and horror enthusiasts everywhere.

Weight: 458g
Dimension: 157 x 237 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978714700