Deformed and destructive beings : the purpose of horror films /

This critical text proposes that the horror films primary purpose is to present monsters. These monsters satisfy the audiences desire to know the extremities of being, in particular those beings too fantastic and dangerous to know in real life. The text illuminates many aspects of the horror film ge...

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Main Author:	Ochoa, George
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland Co., c2011 Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011 Jefferson, N.C. : ©2011 Jefferson, N.C. : [2011]
Subjects:	Horror films > History and criticism Monsters in motion pictures Horror films Criticism, interpretation, etc

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