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Lost in the Dark: A World History of Horror, by Brad Weismann

2022; University College Cork; Issue: 22 Linguagem: Inglês

10.33178/alpha.22.12

2009-4078

Andrew Montiveo,

Gothic Literature and Media Analysis

Since the 1970s, much of the film-going world has been accustomed to a “blockbuster” inaugurating the summer movie season. Most of these have been sci-fi, action, or high-fantasy spectacles. However, in the first post-lockdown summer, American moviegoers flocked to see a horror film: A Quiet Place, Part II (John Krasinski, 2021). The sequel to the pre-lockdown sleeper hit A Quiet Place (John Krasinski, 2018) topped June’s box-office till it was surpassed by yet another horror sequel, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Michael Chavez, 2021).