Horror and the Horror Film

Bruce F. Kawin

doi:10.7135/UPO9780857284556

Horror films can be profound fables of human nature and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. Horror and the Horror Film conveys a mature appreciation for horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy and their cinematic power. The volume covers the horror film and its subgenres such as the vampire movie from 1896 to the present. It covers the entire genre by considering every kind of monster in it, including the human.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

List of Figures
pp xiii-xvi

Part I - Approaching the Genre
pp 1-1

1 - Horror
pp 2-19

2 - The Monster at the Bedroom Window
pp 20-31

3 - Fear in a Frame
pp 32-48

Part II - Subgenres: The Book of Monsters
pp 49-49

4 - Monsters
pp 50-90

5 - Supernatural Monsters
pp 91-151

6 - Humans
pp 152-196

Part III - Related Genres
pp 197-197

7 - Horror Comedy
pp 198-203

8 - Horror Documentary
pp 204-208

Notes
pp 209-221

Films Cited
pp 222-229

Selected Bibliography
pp 230-232

Index
pp 233-252

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