Award Date

May 2024

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Communication

First Committee Member

Emma Bloomfield

Second Committee Member

David Gruber

Third Committee Member

Laura Martinez

Fourth Committee Member

Sheila Bock

Number of Pages

114

Abstract

This thesis is an analysis of the representation of the Appalachian region in horror films. It examines the representations of the region in films such as The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jug Face, and the representations of the inhabitants of Appalachia in films such as We Are What We Are. The analysis is conducted through a rhetorical analysis of the genre’s most core elements, such as the substance of the movie, the situational and stylistic, and the sensory aspects of the movies.

Keywords

Horror; Horror Movies; Movies; Rhetoric; Senses; Sensory

Disciplines

Communication | Rhetoric and Composition

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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