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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Sprache: | eng |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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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 |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Beschreibung: | xii, 181 Seiten Illustrationen 18 cm |
ISBN: | 0198826486 0-19-882648-6 9780198826484 978-0-19-882648-4 |