chapter - The Horror Reader : The Terror of Pleasure - The Contemporary horror film and postmodern theory . 00-00-2000. pp.285 - 293

Ken Gelder, Philip Brophy, Tania Modleski

This article looks at the Contemporary horror film and its postmodern aesthetic, dealing with issues such as the schizophrenic body and popular culture in re...[full record]

chapter - Why we watch, the attractions of violent entertainment : The psychology of the appeal of portrayals of violence . 00-00-1998. pp.179-211

Clark McCauley, Dolf Zillmann

Zillmann broadly questions why we are so attracted to violence in cinema, television, literature and media and expresses his astoundment that this question i...[full record]