From midnight movies to mainstream excess: cult horror festivals and the academy

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    Abstract

    This chapter offers the first sustained critical review of the Cine-Excess International film festival (2007-present), outlining how the event's growth can be linked to contemporary discourses of cult activity across both academia and fandom.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNew Blood
    Subtitle of host publicationCritical Approaches to Contemporary Horror
    Editors Eddie Falvey, Jonathan Wroot, Joe Hickinbottom
    Place of PublicationCardiff
    PublisherUniversity of Wales Press
    Chapter3
    Pages53-81
    Number of pages28
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - 1 Jan 2021

    Publication series

    NameHorror Studies

    Keywords

    • cult film
    • film theory

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