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Primal roots of horror cinema : evolutionary psychology and narratives of fear / Carrol L. Fry.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.H6 F79 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fry, Carrol L. (Carrol Lee), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horror films--Psychological aspects.
- Horror films.
- Horror films--History and criticism.
- Fear in motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 211 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology experts posit that behaviors from our ancestors that favored survival and adaptation still influence us today. The author, with input from a new generation of Darwinists, explores six primal narratives recurring in the horror genre: territoriality, tribalism, fear of genetic assimilation, mating rituals, fear of the predator, and distrust or fear of the Other"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 2001: a space odyssey
- The territorial narrative
- The assimilation narrative
- The tribal narrative
- The mating narrative in the Gothic romance
- The predator narrative
- The other narrative : ghosts, slashers, witches and robots as other.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476674278
- 1476674272
- OCLC:
- 1049787049
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