Teen slashers, posthumanism and bleak despair : musings on contemporary horror films

Received November 2013:

Levina, Marina., and Bui, Diem-My T., (ed). (2013) Monster culture in the 21st century : a reader. New York: Bloomsbury Academic.

Nowell, Richard. (2011) Blood money : a history of the first teen slasher film cycle. London: Continuum.

Wetmore, Kevin J. (2012) Post-9/11 horror in American cinema. New York ; London: Continuum International.

Dinosaurs, mysterious maps and becoming successful : new illustration titles

Received at the beginning of term:

Brazell, Derek. (2013) Becoming a successful illustrator. London: Fairchild Books.

de Crecy, Nicholas. (2012) The celestial bibendum. London: Knockabout. 

Evens, Brecht. (2013) The making of. London: Jonathan Cape. 

Hunter, Robert. (2013) Map of days. London: Nobrow.

Lenkiewicz, Isaac. (2013) Triassic terrors. London: Flying Eye Books. - a new children's activity book from an ex Plymouth College of Art student.

Ursell, Martin. (2013) Illustrating children's books. Ramsbury: Crowood.

More to come - we're in the process of cataloguing newly received titles from Nobrow Press, Drawn & Quarterly and others.

DVDs received November 2013

1969 (1988) Dir: Ernest Thompson ; starring Robert Downey, Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern and Winona Ryder.

Easy rider (1969) Dir: Dennis Hopper ; starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.

The great Gatsby (2013) Dir: Baz Luhrmann ; starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan.

The Incredibles (2004) Dir: Brad Bird ; featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Holly Hunter

The Innocents (1961) Dir: Jack Clayton ; starring Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarge, Megs Jenkins and Michael Redgrave.

The Molly Dineen collection. Volume one: Home from the Hill ; My African farm ; Heart of the Angel ; In the company of men (1987-1995) Dir: Molly Dineen - intimate and probing portraits of British individuals and institutions.

The Others (2002) Dir: Alejandro Amenábar ; starring Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston and Eric Sykes.

World war Z (2013) Dir: Marc Foster ; starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Fana Mokoena, David Andrews and Peter Capaldi.

More newly acquired photography books - competitions, awards and exhibitions

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Eicker, Eva. (2013) Deutsche Borse photography prize 2013. London: The Photographer's Gallery.

Gill, Paul., (ed). (2012) Sense of place : European landscape photography. Munich: Prestel.

(2002) Wildlife photographer of the year : portfolio 22. London: BBC Worldwide.

(2012) Sony world photography organisation awards 2013. London: World Photography Association.