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- Title
Earth bites back: vampires and the ecological roots of home.
- Authors
Murray, Robin; Heumann, Joseph
- Abstract
The article focuses on vampires and ghouls as metaphors for human beings' abuse of the natural world in the 2010 French black-comedy horror film "The Pack" and the 2009 British-Romanian satire film "Strigoi." Topics discussed include the direct relation between destructive nature and environmental exploitation, the match between vampirism and consumption, and the transformation of eco-trauma into horror. Also mentioned are ways in which the films amplify trauma from environmental degradation.
- Subjects
PACK, The (Film); STRIGOI (Film); VAMPIRE films; METAPHOR in motion pictures; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, 2013, Issue 55, p14
- ISSN
0146-5546
- Publication type
Article