Quest For The Wicker Man, The: History, Folklore and Pagan Perspectives

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One of the greatest films ever to be made in Scotland, ""The Wicker Man"" immediately garnered a cult following on its release for its intense atmosphere and shocking denouement. This book explores the roots of this powerful, enduring film. With contributors including ""The Wicker Man"" director Robin Hardy, it is a thorough and informative read for all fans of this indispensable horror masterpiece.

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Title	Quest For The Wicker Man, The: History, Folklore and Pagan Perspectives
Author	Benjamin Franks, Stephen Harper, Jonathan Murray
Binding	Paperback
ISBN-13	9781905222711
No. of Pages	224
Series	The Quest For
Edition	N/A
Author Bio	Benjamin Franks is a lecturer in Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. Stephen Harper's special interest is in media representations of mental health and gender studies; he is a lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Glasgow. Jonathan Murray teaches in the Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies at Edinburgh College of Art. Lesley Stevenson is a lecturer in Tourism and Leisure at Liverpool Hope University College.
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Reviews	'[The Wicker Man is]... one of the scariest films of all time.' The Sunday Times REVIEWS OF THE NEW FILM - this book refers to the 1970s classic. 'Strips away all that was fascinatingly subtextual and deliciously provocative about that unforgettably moody 1973 cult masterpiece, and then pisses on its bare corpse.' TheMovieBoy.com 'A shambolic remake of Robin Hardy's 1973 horror classic... From the heavy-handed nods to the infinitely superior original... to the comical lack of menace or peril, this Wicker Man is a calamity from start to finish.' NEIL SMITH, bbc.co.uk
Table of Contents	N/A
BISAC Subject	PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
BIC Subject	Film theory & criticism

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