Blumhouse Productions

The New House of Horror

Todd K. Platts, Victoria McCollum, Mathias Clasen

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University of Wales Press
18 August 2022

Film theory & criticism; Individual film directors, film-makers; Film & movie: styles & genres; Cinema industry

Series: Horror Studies

An in-depth exploration of one of the most prominent production companies in contemporary horror film.

Blumhouse Productions: The New House of Horror provides the first sustained academic inquiry into one of the biggest production companies currently working in horror film production. Scholars from a wide range of disciplines explore various facets of the company, which is known for such hit franchises as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge, in addition to critically acclaimed works such as Get Out, and box office sensations such as Happy Death Day and Split. Balancing attention to the behind-the-scenes workings of the company and its productions with accounts of the films themselves, the book presents a thorough and detailed picture of Blumhouse Productions and its cultural footprint.

Edited by: Todd K. Platts, Victoria McCollum, Mathias Clasen
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781786838636
ISBN 10: 178683863X
Series: Horror Studies
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 18 August 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Todd K. Platts is Professor of Sociology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has published extensively on horror cinema. Victoria McCollum is Course Director of BSc Cinematic Arts at Ulster University, Magee. Victoria has published a number of cutting-edge books on film, media and TV. Mathias Clasen is Associate Professor of Literature and Media in the English Department at Aarhus University, Denmark, and director of the Recreational Fear Lab.

Reviews for Blumhouse Productions: The New House of Horror

"""As the first book to focus exclusively on the company, Blumhouse Productions: The New House of Horror (University of Wales Press, part of their Horror Studies series) has a lot of ground to cover. Editors Todd K. Platts, Victoria McCollum, and Mathias Clasen cleverly do so by grouping the chapters into one of three categories: 'the economic influences on Blumhouse's productions; content themes that span across individual films and franchises; and key films and franchises.' This approach is doubly effective in that it both looks far beyond the close formalist readings that tend to dominate such publications and highlights the shared economic preoccupations between the company itself and the financial anxieties central to its unique brand of 'recessionary horror.'""-- ""Film International"" ""An impressively meticulous collection of essays written by established and emerging scholars, this book deepens our understanding of the role that Blumhouse has played in reshaping the contours of mainstream horror entertainment since the theatrical release of Paranormal Activity in 2009. Encompassing a broad array of approaches, topics, and texts, Blumhouse Productions: The New House of Horror will prove to be essential reading for film, media, and cultural studies scholars alike. A must read!"" --William Proctor, Associate Professor in Popular Culture, Bournemouth University, UK"