SuitabookHorror Films
Rhoda Nottridge
- Reading
- Browse the contents first and pause at sections containing photographs. Read alongside a child if the horror material feels strong, discussing film-making choices rather than assuming every example will affect them alike.
- Themes
- Why 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. Horror’s appeal is treated as a subject for explanation, with attention to stories, films and special effects rather than a simple recommendation.
- Changing forms of horror: The book moves from silent Frankenstein through famous horror figures and genres to more recent films, including discussion of spectacular special effects. The historical arrangement presents horror as changing across films, characters and techniques, while the selected examples indicate a focus on recognisable genre traditions.
- Worth knowing
- The subject matter includes horror, frightening and sometimes bloodthirsty films, monsters, ghosts, demons, zombies, werewolves, mummies and human horrors. Photographs may reinforce the atmosphere; the intensity of individual images is unclear.