The Winter 2009 edition of Electric Sheep features my text The Law of the Gun, an essay on the Vigilante film in US cinema, featuring Death Wish, Dirty Harry and Escape from New York.
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James Rose
Predominately concerned with interpretations of contemporary Horror and Science Fiction cinema and television, James Rose has written critical texts for a range of international film journals and magazines. His first book, Beyond Hammer: British Horror Cinema since 1970 was published by Auteur, May 2009.
Publications
Books...
What the Critics say...
"There are rare treats of film books and this is definately one of them." Morpheus Tales Adrain Brady on Beyond Hammer
"This book has a real academic feel to it and it has clearly been extremely well researched... James Rose has done an excellent job at communicating the key information of this film and his work on analysing it makes it an invaluable resource." Media Education Association's Andrea Joyce on Studying The Devil's Backbone
"8 out of 10 Stars. Going into intricate detail and theorising the film like never before, Rose takes new perspectives on the much loved and genre defining classic, such as reading the film as Gothic, its role in defining the 'final girl' trope, and the cannibalistic nature of the family. For such a slim tome, there's plenty to digest, and it's refreshing to see the film treated with such reverence and intelligent reasoning. You may think you know Hooper's film, but after reading this Devil's Advocate dissection you will look upon it in a whole new light." A Review of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by Martin Unsworth in Starburst Magazine.
"It's in-depth, elegant, focused and with a remarkable attention to detail. Rose, an obvious fan and scholar of all things Chain Saw writes with clarity and intelligence… Like any good film criticism/appreciation book, it leaves you wanting to revisit the movie as soon as possible." A review of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by Joel Harley at Horror Talk
Chapters in edited collections...
Amazon Author Page
Please follow this link to James Rose's Amazon Author Page where you can find out more information about him and a full list of his publications.
Essays and articles...
Electric Sheep
Media Magazine
Rue Morgue
Scream
Splice
Vertigo
Online Publications
Concerning Richard Stanley...
Between the Dust and the Devil: An Interview with Richard Stanley at The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies
The Light and the Darkness: Myth in the Films of Richard Stanley at Senses of Cinema
Reading the Darkness: The Documentary Films of Richard Stanley at Vertigo
Concerning The Quay Brothers...
Where the Dust has Settled: The Films of the Brothers Quay at Senses of Cinema
To see, if only once at Vertigo
Critical Essays...
In Amity One Man can Make a Difference - a critical analysis of the opening scene of Jaws at The Film Journal
Selected Film Reviews...
A review of Neil Marshall's Doomsday at The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies
A review of the British low-budget zombie horror film Colin at The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies
Between the Dust and the Devil: An Interview with Richard Stanley at The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies
The Light and the Darkness: Myth in the Films of Richard Stanley at Senses of Cinema
Reading the Darkness: The Documentary Films of Richard Stanley at Vertigo
Concerning The Quay Brothers...
Where the Dust has Settled: The Films of the Brothers Quay at Senses of Cinema
To see, if only once at Vertigo
Critical Essays...
In Amity One Man can Make a Difference - a critical analysis of the opening scene of Jaws at The Film Journal
Selected Film Reviews...
A review of Neil Marshall's Doomsday at The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies
A review of the British low-budget zombie horror film Colin at The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies
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