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Horror: A Thematic History in Film and Movies
Darryl Jones
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January 2003
224 pages ISBN: 0340762535 Trade Size (reprint)
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Horror
Horror has an established tradition in both fiction and
film. From books such as Frankenstein and Dracula to films
such as Seven and The Blair Witch Project, the genre holds
an irresistable appeal for modern audiences. But why? Is
horror an anti-establishment force and an argument for
social revolution? Is it a liberating expose of human
nature and a peek at the dark side of the unconscious? Or
is it pure evil, solely designed to corrupt and deprave?
Starting from such questions about the nature of horror,
this book offers an accessible history of the genre. Using
examples from key Gothic texts of the Romantic period, as
well as more recent popular novels and films, it approaches
its subject thematically. It includes chapters on horror,
religion and identity; "mad science," vampires and the
undead; madness and psycho-killers; forbidden knowledge and
books; narratives of invasion and pestilence; Satanism and
demonic possession; ghosts and the ghost-story; and body-
horror and metamorphoses.
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