{"product_id":"burns-william-ghost-of-an-idea-hauntology-folk-horror-and-the-spectre-of-nostalgia","title":"Burns, William - Ghost Of An Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror, And The Spectre Of Nostalgia","description":"The future ain’t what it used to be - Is nostalgia revitalizing or killing 21st-century culture? The concept of nostalgia\nhas seeped into almost all aspects of modern-day media, none more so than\nhorror culture and its borderlands of Hauntology, Folk Horror, and found footage\nfilm. From film and TV franchises building endlessly on past glories, to musicians\nwhose work now spans decades, modern media borrows heavily from the past.\nGhost of an Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror, and the Spectre of Nostalgia examines\nthe use and effect of nostalgia in the Horror and Hauntological realms. It asks\nwhy these genres hold such a fascination in popular culture, often inspiring\ndevoted fanbases. From Candyman to The Blair Witch Project, and Dark Shadows\nto American Horror Story, are the folk horror and found footage phenomena\nsignificant artisic responses to political, social, and economic conditions, or\nsimply an aestheic rebranding of what has come before? How has nostalgia\nbecome linked to other concepts (psychogeography, residual haunting) to\ninfluence Hauntological music such as Boards of Canada, The Rowan Amber Mill,\nHawksmoor, or The Caretaker? What can the ‘urban wyrd’ or faux horror footage\ntell us about our idealized past? And how will these cultures of nostalgia shape\nthe future?\nCombining the author’s analysis with first-hand accounts of fans and creators,\nthis book offers a critical analysis of our cultural quest to recognize, resurrect,\nand lay to rest the ghosts of past and present, also summoning up those spectres\nthat may haunt the future.","brand":"Headpress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback Book","offer_id":50160132784406,"sku":"RMX-42496","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/0bb973e5bfa82648e0811ac45d0e842a.jpg?v=1750636490","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/burns-william-ghost-of-an-idea-hauntology-folk-horror-and-the-spectre-of-nostalgia","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}