SuitabookWhy horror attracts audiences
The book directly considers why people watch frightening and sometimes bloodthirsty films, and describes horror as bringing nightmares to life on screen.
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Rhoda Nottridge - Author
This is an informational tour through horror cinema: its origins, recurring figures, subgenres, appeal and changing special effects. It ranges from silent Frankenstein to later popular films and includes photographs.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an informational tour through horror cinema: its origins, recurring figures, subgenres, appeal and changing special effects. It ranges from silent Frankenstein to later popular films and includes photographs.
The book directly considers why people watch frightening and sometimes bloodthirsty films, and describes horror as bringing nightmares to life on screen.
The book moves from silent Frankenstein through famous horror figures and genres to more recent films, including discussion of spectacular special effects.
The subject matter includes horror, frightening and sometimes bloodthirsty films, monsters, ghosts, demons, zombies, werewolves, mummies and human horrors.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: another book-specific source is still needed.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.