Why Horror Seduces

by Mathias Clasen and Mathias Clasen

From vampire apocalypses, shark attacks, witches, and ghosts, to murderous dolls bent on revenge, horror has been part of the American cinematic imagination for almost as long as pictures have moved on screens. But why do they captivate us so? What is the drive to be frightened, and why is it so perennially popular? Why Horror Seduces addresses these questions through evolutionary social sciences.

Explaining the functional seduction of horror...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019066651X
• ISBN13: 9780190666514
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"