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Volume 15, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2040-3275
  • E-ISSN: 2040-3283

Abstract

This introduction to 15.1 considers the relative absence of work on the horror theatre in the twentieth century, when compared with research on film and television, despite its huge impact on cinema. It also offers a brief introduction to the articles that follow.

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  • Article Type: Introduction
Keyword(s): adaptation; cultural distinctions; film; horror; literature; theatre
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