How Horror Works in Books and Film
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How Horror Works in Books and Film
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Shannon Scott
About this listen
Why are we scared of ghosts, zombies, vampires, demons, and monsters, when we know they are not real? Why do dark attics give us the creeps? How do writers and directors know exactly what anxieties to tap into, so that we break out in goosebumps, cover our eyes, and cringe?
Shannon Scott invites you into the spooky, creepy, and sometimes surprising world of the horror genre to examine how popular scary movies and books manipulate our collective and individual fears—not only to frighten us, but also to address taboo subjects, and to reflect and comment on the state of our society. More important, she examines what lessons we can learn from these fears.
Throughout this series, she will introduce you to the many facets of fear—the traditional monsters you are familiar with, as well as examples of apocalyptic and social horror, psychological horror, and ecohorror. Using well-known characters and settings, Shannon will show you how each case can—and does—reveal a lot about our personal fears and our cultural anxieties.
The things that go bump in the night are not always in your head, but it’s your head that makes you afraid of them.
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- Sam
- 11-03-23
Lacks depth
Heavy on horror nostalgia, light on theory. Lacks the depth of older great courses productions. Doesn't feel university level. Hardly feels academic at all, in fact. Well narrated however. Overall: for horror fans only.
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- misshappy
- 16-10-22
Lot's of spoilers
A good insight into horror movie's and book's but there are some spoilers with some of the plot rundowns of some newer movie's and book's mentioned e.g A quiet place 2,The only good Indians and others.An interesting look and explanation on the the subject of horror from a professional who really knows her stuff, but unless your a complete genre nut and have seen and read everything leave it till you have.
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- Andrew Manson
- 20-02-23
A passion for horror shines through
Loved this. Just the right mix of in-depth study but not too heavy or academic to be an enjoyable listen.
Lecturer is clearly passionate about the horror genre and how that exists within society.
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- Ms. L. Chalkley
- 10-11-22
Concise and Comprehensive
If you are a horror fan and like to ponder on the stories you watch or read, or your own psychology in doing so - I'd recommend this as a thoughtful plunge into the issues, brief but with satisfying depth.
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- Nate Valentino
- 09-04-25
Spoiler Alert!
If you want all plot and outcomes of any story or movie mentioned, then this is for you. Utter garbage.
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- Ella
- 13-03-25
Not bad, but misleading title
This is not a bad book, not at all. The title is misleading, though. Instead of giving a general overview about the topic "how horror works", the author quickly shifts the focus to "how social justice can be interpreted in horror stories". An interesting topic, no doubt. It is, however, not what the title or the description suggest - which is the reason why I can't give all that many stars.
So in case you want to hear about privilege, social marginalization and related topics in the horror genre, this book is for you. If you want to learn about general principles of the genre, this might not be the best choice.
Performance: The author reads herself (lecture style) the way it's generally done in the "Great Courses" series. Some authors are a bit hard to follow when they perform their own work, but Scott does a fine job.
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