288 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780851706160
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Publication date: 01 February 1992
Description
Do the pleasures of horror movies really begin and end in sadism? So the public discussion of film assumes, and so film theory claims. Carol Clover argues, however, that these films work mainly to engage the viewer in the plight of the victim-hero...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
challenging 52%
reflective 42%
dark 23%
adventurous 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 2%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GoreModerate
Rape, Sexual violence
288 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780851706160
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Publication date: 01 February 1992
Description
Do the pleasures of horror movies really begin and end in sadism? So the public discussion of film assumes, and so film theory claims. Carol Clover argues, however, that these films work mainly to engage the viewer in the plight of the victim-hero...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
challenging 52%
reflective 42%
dark 23%
adventurous 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 2%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GoreModerate
Rape, Sexual violence