Antichrist and More New Film Books from the Devil's Advocates series

New Books from The Devil's Advocates MORE TITLES FROM AUTEUR DEVIL'S ADVOCATES Antichrist Amy Simmons Written and directed by Lars von Trier, one of the most influential and provocative filmmakers working today, Antichrist (2009), tells a story of parental loss, mourning and despair that result from the tragic death of a child. When the film screened at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, it split audiences down the middle. Some attacked von Trier for misogyny (among other things), while others defended him for creating a daring and poetic portrait of grief and separation. Dense, shocking, and thought-provoking, Antichrist is a film which calls for careful analysis and Amy Simmons follows an account of the film's making with an in-depth consideration of the themes and issues arising from it - the ambiguous depiction of the natural world, the shifting gender power relations, its reflections on Christianity and the limitations of rationality.   $15.00 $10.50 | Paper | 112 pages | £10.50   USE COUPON CODE "EMAIL" AND SAVE 30% The Blair Witch Project Peter Turner Few films have had the influence and impact of The Blair Witch Project (1999). Its arrival was a horror cinema palette cleanser after a decade of serial killers and postmodern intertextuality, a bare bones "found footage" trend setter. Peter Turner tells the story of the film from his conception and production then provides a unique analysis of the techniques used, their appeal to audiences and the themes that helped make the film such an international hit, including the pioneering internet marketing. $15.00 $10.50 | Paper | 110 pages | £10.50  USE COUPON CODE "EMAIL" AND SAVE 30% Black Sunday Martyn Conterio Despite its reputation as one of the greatest and most influential of all horror films, there is surprisingly little literature dedicated to Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), and this contribution to the Devil's Advocates series is the first single book dedicated to it. Martyn Conterio places the film in the historical context of being one of the first sound Italian horror films and how its success kick-started the Italian horror boom. The author considers the particularly Italian perspective on the gothic that the film pioneered and its fresh and pioneering approach to horror tropes such as the vampire and the witch and considers how the casting of British 'Scream Queen' Barbara Steele was crucial to the film's effectiveness and success. $15.00 $10.50 | Paper | 110 pages | £10.50 USE COUPON CODE "EMAIL" AND SAVE 30% STAY CONNECTED

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