Toward a new understanding of two films from the dark side: Utilizing terror management theory to analyze Rosemary's Baby and Straw Dogs

Daniel Sullivan; Jeff Greenberg; Mark J. Landau

doi:10.1080/01956050903227902

Toward a new understanding of two films from the dark side: Utilizing terror management theory to analyze Rosemary's Baby and Straw Dogs

Daniel Sullivan, Jeff Greenberg, Mark J. Landau

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Abstract

Rosemary's Baby and Straw Dogs are New Hollywood films that explore themes of death and violence. Terror management theory (TMT), a theory of the role of death fear in the human striving for significance, is utilized to clarify various aspects of these films, including their use of death imagery and the motivations of the characters, and to reveal some novel parallels between the films.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	189-198
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Popular Film and Television
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01956050903227902
State	Published - Nov 1 2009

Keywords

Death
New Hollywood
Psycho-analysis
Rosemary's Baby
Straw Dogs
Terror management theory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cultural Studies
Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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