The Pleasures of Horror

by Matt Hills

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Pleasures of Horror is a stimulating and insightful exploration of horror fictions-literary, cinematic and televisual-and the emotions they engender in their audiences. The text is divided into three sections. The first examines how horror is valued and devalued in different cultural fields; the second investigates the cultural politics of the contemporary horror film; while the final part considers horror fandom in relation to its embodied practices...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0826458882

ISBN13:9780826458889

Release Date:April 2005

Publisher:Continuum

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Communication & Journalism Film & Television Genre Fiction History & Criticism Horror Humanities Humor & Entertainment Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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