Horror : a thematic history in fiction and film /

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Author / Creator:Jones, Darryl.
Imprint:London : Arnold, 2002.
Description:224 p ; 24cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4847482
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ISBN:0340762527
0340762535 (pbk.) : £10.99
Notes:Filmography (p. [204]-209).
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-203) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Ban this sick filth!
  • 1. Hating others: Religion, nationhood and identity
  • 2. Mad science: Frankenstein and his monsters
  • 3. Vampires: Children of the night
  • 4. Monsters from the id: Horror, madness and the mind
  • 5. Forbidden knowledge: Textuality, metafiction and books
  • 6. Them!: Narratives of pestilence and invasion
  • 7. Transformations: Body horror
  • 8. Hail Satan!: Diabolism, the occult and demonic possession.