The Netflix Vision of Horror: A Narrative Structural Analysis of Original Series - Softcover

Sotiris Petridis (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1476684227 ISBN 13: 9781476684222

Publisher: McFarland, 2021

Synopsis

Since the emergence of on-demand streaming platforms, television as a storytelling medium has drastically changed. The lines between TV and cinema are blurred. Traditionally, television relied on narrative forms and genres that were highly formulaic, striving to tease the viewer onward with a series of cliffhangers while still maintaining viewer comprehension. Now, on platforms such as Netflix, the lack of commercial breaks and the practice of "binge-watching" have led to a new type of television flow that urges viewers to see and consume a series as a whole and not as a fragmented narrative.

This book examines the structuring methods of 13 Netflix original horror series, including Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Stranger Things, Hemlock Grove, The Haunting of Hill House, and Santa Clarita Diet. Although these shows use television as the medium of storytelling, they are structured according to the classical rules of film.

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About the Author

Sotiris Petridis is a postdoc researcher at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. His research interests are film and television genres, screenwriting theory and practice, audiovisual rights, and the new ways of film and television promotion. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the Hellenic Film Academy.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476684227
• ISBN 13: 9781476684222
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 151