The Blaxploitation Horror Film

Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic

Jamil Mustafa

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English

University of Wales Press
25 August 2023

Film, TV & Radio; Film theory & criticism; Film & movie: styles & genres; Ethnic studies

Series: Horror Studies

This book is a pioneering study of Blaxploitation horror films, connecting them with both mainstream horror movies and classic Gothic texts. The author argues that conventional horror films adapt, while Blaxploitation horror films appropriate, the archetypes of Gothic fiction

and rather than exploit, it is argued that they function to satisfy Black audiences. Of the few scholars who have given consideration to Blaxploitation horror films, only occasional chapters have been devoted by them in monographs focused on either Blaxploitation films or horror films. In marked contrast, the present study gives a book-length consideration to Blaxploitation horror films per se, demonstrating how they engage both Gothic fiction and film, and issues of vital significance to American society and culture in the 1970s. In this important and innovative study, chapters explore the sociocultural significance of the vampire, Frankenstein's monster, Jekyll/Hyde and the werewolf, the zombie and the demon.

By: Jamil Mustafa
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781786839978
ISBN 10: 1786839970
Series: Horror Studies
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 25 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Acknowledgements Introduction: Blaxploitation, Adaptation/Appropriation and the (Black) Gothic 1. Queer Bloodlines: The Vampire 2. Making Monsters: Frankenstein’s Creature 3. Beyond ‘the animal within’: Jekyll/Hyde and the Werewolf 4. Body and Soul: The Zombie and the Evil Spirit Conclusion: The Legacy of the Blaxploitation Horror Film

Jamil Mustafa is a professor in the Department of English Studies at Lewis University.

Reviews for The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic

"""This clearly written and well researched book, deeply informed by adaptation theory, is now the definitive study of Gothic ""Blaxploitation"" movies since the 1970s. Not only does it analyse such films as films, more completely than they have ever been treated, but it also connects them thoroughly to (adding new revelations about) the civil and gay rights movements, Black Gothic writing, and the long history of Gothic texts and monsters that these films develop and critique."" -- ""Jerrold E. Hogle, professor of English emeritus, University Distinguished Professor, University of Arizona"" ""This lucid and compelling book represents the most substantial and rigorous analysis of Blaxploitation and horror cinema. Never shying away from the controversies of the Blaxploitation genre, Jamil Mustafa succeeds in exploring these extraordinary horror movies in detailed aesthetic, socio-historical and theoretical contexts. It is a pioneering and frequently brilliant study, essential reading for anyone interested in any aspect of race and the horror film.""-- ""Professor Richard J. Hand, University of East Anglia"""