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Masks in Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (Paperback, 2019)

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ISBN-13: 9781786834966, 978-1786834966. Why has the mask been such an enduring generic motif in horror cinema?. This book explores its transformative potential historically across myriad cultures, particularly in relation to its ritual and myth-making capacities, and its intersection with power, ideology and identity.

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Masks in Horror Cinema explores the endurance of the mask in this genre. As a transformative device, masks are approached historically and cross-culturally to examine how masked rituals intersect with power, ideology and identity. The power of the mask evolves in horror movies, reflecting new contexts and rendering them a persistent and dynamic aspect of horror's iconography.