A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197535905ISBN-10:197535909UPC:9780197535905Book Category:Performing Arts, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Film, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionBook Topic:GenresSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCY3SE1BWR
A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies
Why your worst nightmares about watching horror movies are unfounded Films about chainsaw killers, demonic possession, and ghostly intruders make some of us scream with joy. But while horror fans are attracted to movies designed to scare us, others shudder already at the thought of the sweat-drenched nightmares that terrifying movies often trigger. The fear of sleepless nights and the widespread...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197535905ISBN-10:197535909UPC:9780197535905Book Category:Performing Arts, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Film, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionBook Topic:GenresSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCY3SE1BWR
Mathias Clasen is Associate Professor of Literature and Media Studies at Aarhus University. He is interested in the paradox of horror and researches the psychological underpinnings of horror from an evolutionary perspective. He has also conducted empirical studies on the psychology and physiology of haunted house visitors. Clasen is the author of Why Horror Seduces (OUP, 2017) and associate...
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