Terror and Everyday Life

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Jonathan Lake Crane - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

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Mass Communication (General)

November 1994 | 192 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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How does the horror in film relate to the horror we experience in everyday life? This is one of the questions addressed in this examination of the genre of horror film. The author argues that horror films today have broken with the tradition of the genre to embrace far more violent imagery, images that are in keeping with the escalating violence in society. By examining the horror film, its history and its current trends, the author hopes to further our understanding of the meaning of the genre in today's culture and our fascination with violence.

Terror and Everyday Life

Genre Criticism and the Horror Film

Nosferatu

The Monster

Them

Jason

Afterword

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