Why horror seduces /

Why do humans feel the need to scream at horror films? In Why Horror Seduces, author Matthias Clasen looks to evolutionary social science to show how the horror genre is a product of human nature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clasen, Mathias F. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Horror tales, American > History and criticism. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. American literature > Psychological aspects. Récits d'horreur américains > Histoire et critique. Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature américaine > Aspect psychologique. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American fiction American literature > Psychological aspects Horror tales, American 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Why Horror Seduces; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Horror, Fear, and Evolution; Part 1: An Evolutionary Theory of Horror; 1. Sizing Up the Beast: What Horror Is, and How It Is Studied; 2. How Horror Works, I: The Evolution and Stimulation of Negative Emotion; 3. How Horror Works, II: Spooky Monsters, Scary Scenarios, and Terrified Characters; 4. Fear for Your Life: The Appeals, Functions, and Effects of Horror; Part 2: Evolutionary Perspectives on American Horror; 5. Monsters Everywhere: A Very Brief Overview of American Horror.
6. Vampire Apocalypse: I Am Legend (1954)7. Trust No One: Rosemary's Baby (1967); 8. Fight the Dead, Fear the Living: Night of the Living Dead (1968); 9. Never Go Swimming Again: Jaws (1975); 10. Haunted Houses, Haunted Minds: The Shining (1977); 11. Hack n' Slash: Halloween (1978); 12. Lost and Hunted in Bad Woods: The Blair Witch Project (1999); Part 3: Future Evolutions in Horror Entertainment and Horror Research; 13. The Future of Horror; References; Index.