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  • How Horror Works in Books and Film

    (By Shannon Scott)

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    Author Shannon Scott
    “Book Descriptions: Why are we scared of ghosts, zombies, vampires, demons, and monsters, when we know they are not real? Why do dark attics give us the creeps? How do writers and directors know exactly what anxieties to tap into, so that we break out in goosebumps, cover our eyes, and cringe?

    Shannon Scott invites you into the spooky, creepy, and sometimes surprising world of the horror genre to examine how popular scary movies and books manipulate our collective and individual fears—not only to frighten us, but also to address taboo subjects, and to reflect and comment on the state of our society. More important, she examines what lessons we can learn from these fears.

    Throughout this series, she will introduce you to the many facets of fear—the traditional monsters you are familiar with, as well as examples of apocalyptic and social horror, psychological horror, and ecohorror. Using well-known characters and settings, Shannon will show you how each case can—and does—reveal a lot about our personal fears and our cultural anxieties.

    The things that go bump in the night are not always in your head, but it’s your head that makes you afraid of them.

    Runtime: 3 hours, 40 minutes.

    ©2022 Audible Originals LLC (P)2022 Audible Originals LLC”

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