Mathijs E., Sexton J. Cult Cinema: An Introduction

John Wiley & Sons, 2011. — 299 p.Cult Cinema: An Introduction presents the first in-depth academic examination of all aspects of the field of cult cinema, including audiences, genres, and theoretical perspectives. The book:
Represents the first exhaustive introduction to cult cinema;
Offers a scholarly treatment of a hotly contested topic at the center of current academic debate;
Covers audience reactions, aesthetics, genres, theories of cult cinema, as well as historical insights into the topic.Receptions and Debates
Cult Reception Contexts.
The Cult Cinema Marketplace.
Prestige, Awards, and Festivals.
Censorship and Criticism.
Fandom and Subculture.
The Cult Auteur.
Cult Stardom.
Camp and Paracinema.
Transgression and Freakery.
Gender and Sexuality.
Transnationalism and Orientalism.
Religion and Utopia.
Themes and Genres
Exploitation and B Movies.
Underground and Avant-garde Cinema.
Cult Cinema and Drugs.
Cult Cinema and Music.
Classical Hollywood Cults.
Cult Horror Cinema.
Cult Science Fiction Cinema.
Cult Blockbusters.
Intertextuality and Irony.
Meta-cult.