Introduction -- The good mother -- The bad mother -- A comparative analysis of motherhood in recent Japanese and US horror films -- Pregnancy in the horror film: reproduction and maternal discourses -- Conclusion.
Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, ArnoldMaternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, ArnoldMaternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, Arnold