Horror
Subtitle: a thematic history in fiction and film
By: Darryl Jones.
Publisher: Arnold
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Horror tales -- History and criticism.; Horror in literature.; Horror films -- History and criticism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Filmography.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: ban this sick filth!; title: Hating others: religion, nationhood and identity; title: Mad science: Frankenstein and his monsters; title: Vampires: children of the night; title: Monsters from the id: horror, madness and the mind; title: Forbidden knowledge: textuality, metafiction and books; title: Them!: narratives of pestilence and invasion; title: Transformations: body horror; title: Hail Satan!: diabolism, the occult and demonic possession.