Abstract This article investigates the role of the telephone as both an engine of suspense and a metaphorical double of cinema in Black Christmas directed by Bob Clark (1974). Employing Michel Chion’s concept of acousmatic voice, the article first explores the role of the telephone in creating both narrative suspense and diegetic cohesion. It then investigates how the film implicitly establishes a pattern of resemblance between the telephonic and cinematic mediums centred on their capacities for diffusion and disembodiment. Finally, the article explores the meta-cinematic implications of its preceding findings, arguing that the fears and anxieties associated with the telephone in Black Christmas ultimately concern cinema itself and its possible cultural impact. Although it attempts to enforce certain categories of knowledge and identity, Black Christmas ultimately engages with cinema’s capacity for subverting rather than enforcing ideology.

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身体、电话、声音：黑色圣诞节（1974）和怪物电影

摘要 本文探讨了电话在鲍勃·克拉克 (Bob Clark, 1974) 导演的《黑色圣诞节》中作为悬念引擎和电影隐喻双重角色的作用。本文采用米歇尔·希恩的原声概念，首先探讨了电话在创造叙事悬念和剧情凝聚力方面的作用。然后，它研究了这部电影如何隐含地在电话和电影媒体之间建立一种相似模式，以它们的传播和脱离实体的能力为中心。最后，本文探讨了其先前发现的元电影含义，认为与黑色圣诞节中的电话相关的恐惧和焦虑最终涉及电影本身及其可能的文化影响。