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Horror As Pleasure: The Aesthetics of Horror Fiction

Horror As Pleasure: The Aesthetics of Horror Fiction

Penned By Yvonne Leffler
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Horror As Pleasure: The Aesthetics of Horror Fiction

Horror As Pleasure: The Aesthetics of Horror Fiction

Penned By Yvonne Leffler
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Horror has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment for centuries. Stephen King's horror novels are among the most widely-read fiction of our time. At the cinema, horror films are popular box office hits and they are always in demand as home videos. What is it then that makes us voluntarily expose ourselves to fictional accounts of horror and violence? Is there some element in the representational form of the horror story that transforms the normally unpleasant horror sensation into enjoyable entertainment?In this study, Yvonne Leffler examines why we find fictional horror stories entertaining. She analyses the nature and narrative technique of the horror genre, dealing with both novels and films. In order to explain the popularity of horror, Leffler shows how the aesthetic premises of the horror story transform normally unpleasant feelings into pleasurable horror and aesthetic enjoyment.

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Released December, 2000
Identifier (ISBN) 6018540
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Yvonne Leffler writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Yvonne Leffler lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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