-The author reflects on horror films made in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He argues that these films are not as good as the classic horror films made in earlier decades. He discusses horror films such as "Scream," "The Thing From Another World," and "The Exorcist." He also comments on books about the horror film genre such as "Men, Women and Chainsaws," by Carol Clover, "Projected Fears," by Kendall Phillips, and "Nightmares in Red, White and Blue," by Joseph Maddrey.
-Opinion. Focuses on the author's examination of the Goosebumps series of books for young readers, written by R.L. Stein, in an effort to investigate the pleasure of the horror genre. Identification of various books by Stein, including `In the Graveyard,' `In a Dark, Dark Room' and `The Teeth'; Examination of the lure of the horror genre; Author's interest in children's fascination with horror; Carrol's (1990) definition of art-horror.
Febuary 10th 2010
why is my genre important?
what are some important authors in the horror genre?
what are some very popular books in the horror genre?
what are some important qualities of the horror genre?
what are some things that bother you about the horror genre?
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-The author reflects on horror films made in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He argues that these films are not as good as the classic horror films made in earlier decades. He discusses horror films such as "Scream," "The Thing From Another World," and "The Exorcist." He also comments on books about the horror film genre such as "Men, Women and Chainsaws," by Carol Clover, "Projected Fears," by Kendall Phillips, and "Nightmares in Red, White and Blue," by Joseph Maddrey.
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-Opinion. Focuses on the author's examination of the Goosebumps series of books for young readers, written by R.L. Stein, in an effort to investigate the pleasure of the horror genre. Identification of various books by Stein, including `In the Graveyard,' `In a Dark, Dark Room' and `The Teeth'; Examination of the lure of the horror genre; Author's interest in children's fascination with horror; Carrol's (1990) definition of art-horror.
Febuary 10th 2010
why is my genre important?
what are some important authors in the horror genre?
what are some very popular books in the horror genre?
what are some important qualities of the horror genre?
what are some things that bother you about the horror genre?
what is the deffenitoin of the horror genre?
where is the origin of horror?
how do the authors hook and hold readers?
how do writers persuade the readers?
when was the horror genre created?