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ojtheviking's review
3.25
A while back, a friend of mine sent me a collection of books that he no longer needed. Among them were a few non-fiction books on horror, including this one. It seemed like an interesting read when he offered it to me, and having now checked it out, I can say it for the most part was.
The info I've seen on this book states that it's by Thomas Fahy, although it seems he largely serves as the overall editor, while the content of the book is a collection of essays where different types of horror movies are analyzed through a philosophical lens. It's certainly not the first book that does this, and as such, the topics that are touched upon are things I've read about before; how horror can mirror human psychology, social issues, political theories, and so on.
One thing I find interesting, is how these topics are drawn out from very contemporary horror, and mostly movies. I'd be interested to see how some of these essays explored their chosen topic even more if the history of horror, including that which is found in horror novels through the decades, were taken more into consideration as well.
All in all, it's a nice read, at least if you're interested in reading academic essays with horror as their main topic. Some of the essays verge on dryness due to them being perhaps slightly more lengthy than they might need to be, but they are nevertheless well-written, and each essay manages to make their main point very clear.
The info I've seen on this book states that it's by Thomas Fahy, although it seems he largely serves as the overall editor, while the content of the book is a collection of essays where different types of horror movies are analyzed through a philosophical lens. It's certainly not the first book that does this, and as such, the topics that are touched upon are things I've read about before; how horror can mirror human psychology, social issues, political theories, and so on.
One thing I find interesting, is how these topics are drawn out from very contemporary horror, and mostly movies. I'd be interested to see how some of these essays explored their chosen topic even more if the history of horror, including that which is found in horror novels through the decades, were taken more into consideration as well.
All in all, it's a nice read, at least if you're interested in reading academic essays with horror as their main topic. Some of the essays verge on dryness due to them being perhaps slightly more lengthy than they might need to be, but they are nevertheless well-written, and each essay manages to make their main point very clear.