Monsters and mad scientists: a cultural history of the horror movie

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Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 302 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

1. Horror Movie Histories Part I: Genre History 2. Facts, Figures, and Frightful Fiends 3. Genre History I: 1931-1960 4. Genre History II: 1961-1984 Part II: Narrative Resources 5. Narratives 6. Events - Characters - Settings Part III: Science, Supernature, Psyche 7. Mad Science 8. Lurkers at the Threshold 9. The Sleep of Reason 10. Security and Paranoia.