Masks in horror cinema : eyes without faces / Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.

Why has the mask been such an enduring generic motif in horror cinema? This book explores its transformative potential historically across myriad cultures, particularly in relation to its ritual and mythmaking capacities, and its intersection with power, ideology and identity. All of these factors h...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra, 1974- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cardiff (Wales) : University of Wales Press, [2019]
Series:	Horror studies.
Subjects:	Horror films > History and criticism. Masks. Horror films. Criticism, interpretation, etc.