ENGLISH

Why Horror Seduces

By Mathias , Clasen

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9780190666514, 9780190666507, 9780190666545, 9780190666538, 9780765302717, 0190666501, 019066651X
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
2 MB (2514432 bytes)
Pages
190\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Film dell'orrore--Stati Uniti--Storia;Letteratura

Description

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Horror, Fear, and EvolutionPart 1: An Evolutionary Theory of Horror1. Sizing Up the Beast: What Horror Is, and How It Is Studied2. How Horror Works, I: The Evolution and Stimulation of Negative Emotion3. How Horror Works, II: Spooky Monsters, Scary Scenarios, and Terrified Characters4. Fear for Your Life: The Appeals, Functions, and Effects of HorrorPart 2: Evolutionary Perspectives on American Horror5. Monsters Everywhere: A Very Brief Overview of American Horror6. Vampire Apocalypse: I Am Legend (1954)7. Trust No One: Rosemary's Baby (1967)8. Fight the Dead, Fear the Living: Night of the Living Dead (1968)9. Never Go Swimming Again: Jaws (1975)10. Haunted Houses, Haunted Minds: The Shining (1977)11. Hack n' Slash: Halloween (1978)12. Lost and Hunted in Bad Woods: The Blair Witch Project (1999)Part 3: Future Evolutions in Horror Entertainment and Horror Research13. The Future of Horror ReferencesIndex

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