Horror and the Holy: Wisdom-Teachings of the Monster Tale

by Kirk J. Schneider

Book Overview

Dr. Schneider draws upon a detailed and telling analysis of eleven well-known horror stories: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Invisible Man, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Birds, Forbidden Planet, Vertigo, and Alien. He finds that a spiritual understanding of life can be attained through horror...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081269225X
• ISBN13: 9780812692259
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"