Japanese and American Horror: A Comparative Study of Film, Fiction, Graphic Novels and Video Games
Publisher: McFarland
Published: Nov 19, 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781476617923
Description: "Horror fiction is an important part of the popular culture in many modern societies. This book compares and contrasts horror narratives from two distinct cultures--American and Japanese shedding light on the differences and similarities in the depiction of fear and horror in America and Japan, while emphasizing narrative patterns in the context of their respective cultures"--