The Pleasures of Horror

by Matt Hills

Book Overview

Pleasures of Horror is a stimulating and insightful exploration of horror fictions-literary, cinematic and televisual-and the emotions they engender in their audiences. The text is divided into three sections. The first examines how horror is valued and devalued in different cultural fields; the second investigates the cultural politics of the contemporary horror film; while the final part considers horror fandom in relation to its embodied practices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826458882
• ISBN13: 9780826458889
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"