What do people love about horror? This text provides a comprehensive investigation into the appeal of this controversial film genre.
Peter Hutchings is a senior lecturer in Film Studies at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Preface
p. vii
List of photographs
p. ix
Defining horror
p. 1
A world of monsters
p. 34
All in the mind? The psychology of horror
p. 55
Terror in the aisles: horror's audiences
p. 77
Dealing with difference
p. 96
The sounds of horror
p. 127
Performing horror
p. 148
Modern horror and the 1970s
p. 169
Slashers and post-slashers
p. 192
Further reading
p. 218
Bibliography
p. 220
Filmography
p. 226
Index
p. 235
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