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Author Jones, Darryl, 1967- author.

Title Horror : a very short introduction / Darryl Jones
Published Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021
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Description 1 online resource
Series Very short introductions ; 676
Very short introductions ; 676.
Summary Fear is one of the most primal emotions, and one of the hardest to reason with and dispel. So why do we scare ourselves? Delving into the darkest corners of horror literature, films, and plays, Darryl Jones explores its monsters and its psychological chills, discussing why horror stories disturb us, and how they reflect society's taboos
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index
Subject Horror in literature.
Horror plays -- History and criticism
Horror films -- History and criticism
Horror tales -- History and criticism
Horror in mass media.
Horror
Supernatural
Terror
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020948779
ISBN 9780191816727
0191816728
9780191072093
0191072095
Other Titles Sleeping with the lights on