Vampires: An Uneasy Essay on the Undead in Film: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Jalal Toufic

Cultural Writing. Film history and criticism. "Jalal Toufic is an amazing writer. He documents the moves of consciousness in a way that leads the reader ever deeper, from impasse to illusion to new impasse--turning the trap of 'what can't be named' into a true paradise"--Richard Foreman. "Relentlessly uncompromising.Toufic's radical and visionary poetics gird the reader to forge ahead into uncharted territory"--Village Voice. "Jalal Toufic is one of the best writers in America today...and his first 2 books, DISTRACTED and (VAMPIRES), are some of the best writing of the past 20 years"--John Zorn, Film Works IV. Jalal Toufic is a teacher, film theorist, video artist, and author of several books. His films have been shown worldwide.

Genres: Theory, Film

379 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1993

Reviews

[Zohra Star]

This book was on my list for my secondary exam. It is the pinnacle of esoteric fab theory. Combines Islamic mysticism with film theory.

[Jennifer]

The meaning of the un-dead as visual imagery, presence vs. absence, the linear and interruptions.