Sleeping with the lights on the unsettling story of horror

Fear is one of the most primal emotions, and one of the hardest to reason with and dispel. So why do we scare ourselves? Delving into the darkest corners of horror literature, films, and plays, Darryl Jones explores its monsters and its psychological chills, discussing why horror stories disturb us,...

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1. Verfasser: Jones, Darryl (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:Fear is one of the most primal emotions, and one of the hardest to reason with and dispel. So why do we scare ourselves? Delving into the darkest corners of horror literature, films, and plays, Darryl Jones explores its monsters and its psychological chills, discussing why horror stories disturb us, and how they reflect society's taboos
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xii, 181 Seiten
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18 cm
ISBN:0198826486
0-19-882648-6
9780198826484
978-0-19-882648-4