Ebook {Epub PDF} The Philosophy of Horror by Thomas Fahy

The Philosophy of Horror [Fahy, Thomas] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Philosophy of Horror. Thomas Fahy and twelve other scholars reveal the underlying themes of the genre in The Philosophy of Horror. Examining the evolving role of horror, the contributing authors investigate works such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (), horror films of the s, Stephen King's novels, Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining (), and /5(19).  · Thomas Fahy and twelve other scholars reveal the underlying themes of the genre in The Philosophy of Horror. Examining the evolving role of horror, the contributing authors investigate works such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (), horror films of the s, Stephen King’s novels, Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining (), and Cited by:

Introduction / Thomas Fahy: Horror and the Idea of Everyday Life: On Skeptical Threats in Psycho and The Birds / Philip J. Nickel: Through a Mirror, Darkly: Art-Horror as a Medium for Moral Reflection / Philip Tallon: The Justification of Torture-Horror: Retribution and Sadism in Saw, Hostel, and The Devil's Rejects / Jeremy Morris. Thomas Fahy (Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is a novelist, nonfiction writer, and professor of literature and creative writing. His young adult horror novels, Sleepless and The Unspoken, both received American Library www.doorway.ru edited collection, The Philosophy of Horror, which the New York Journal of Books called "an intelligently written, perceptive, engrossing work. The Philosophy of Horror examines why horror fascinates fans by exploring the social, moral, and artistic statements of the genre. Editor Thomas Fahy has assembled a team of scholars to investigate topics as diverse as the genre itself. From classic films such as Psycho () and The Shining () to contemporary and highly controversial.

The Philosophy of Horror examines why horror fascinates fans by exploring the social, moral, and artistic statements of the genre. Editor Thomas Fahy has assembled a team of scholars to investigate topics as diverse as the genre itself. The Philosophy of Horror celebrates the strange, compelling, and disturbing elements of horror, drawing on interpretive approaches such as feminist, postcolonial, Marxist, and psychoanalytic criticism. The book invites readers to consider horror’s various manifestations and transformations since the late s, probing its social, cultural, and political functions in today’s media-hungry society. The Philosophy of Horror. Thomas Richard Fahy. University Press of Kentucky, -.