Horror
A Very Short Introduction
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Darryl Jones
Fear is one of the most primal human emotions, and one of the hardest to reason with and dispel. So why do we scare ourselves? It seems almost mad that we would frighten ourselves for fun, and yet there are thousands of books, films, games, and other forms of entertainment designed to do exactly that.
Ranging from vampires, ghosts, and werewolves to mad scientists, Satanists, and deranged serial killers, the cathartic release of scaring ourselves has made its appearance in everything from Shakespearean tragedies to internet memes. Exploring the key tropes of the genre, including its monsters, its psychological chills, and its love affair with the macabre, this Very Short Introduction discusses why horror stories disturb us, and how society responds to literary and film representations of the gruesome and taboo.
Analyzing the way in which horror has been used throughout history to articulate the fears and taboos of the current generation, Darryl Jones considers the continuing evolution of the genre today. As horror is mass marketed to mainstream society in the form of romantic vampires and blockbuster hits, it also continues to maintain its former shadowy presence on the edges of respectability, as banned films and violent internet phenomena push us to question both our own preconceptions and the terrifying capacity of human nature.
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Literature, especially high literature, has always included horror, since the very beginning. Even one of the first works of literature, the Gilgamesh epos, contains a ghost story (actually, "Inanna in the Underworld" is even older, and tells of a trip to the Sumerian hell gone awry). Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus contains horror that easily rivals a Clive Barker.
And this is surprising: Why are ghost and werewolf stories - in some variants - found in nearly every culture? Why are we fascinated, or horrified, and about what? Asking these questions lead the author to a number of rather surprising answers, and this is where the true strength of this audio book lies.
Darryl Jones also gives an overview of the history of horror literature, horror movies and selected other media. He demonstrates quite convincingly how they reflect the discussions and often hidden fears of their time of writing , etc. The major subgenres and a nearly exhausting number of classics are discussed - brief enough, but except for the last (post-2000) overview, the amount of works discussed and the time given for each was perfect for me.
The author draws extensively from many fields, from history to literature and psychology, and blends all the perspectives in one fresh thought after the other. I learned a lot and found myself intrigued over and over again.
Thus, one of the best audio books I've listened to this year. Best marks. (Great speaker, too.)
Surprisingly insightful
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