Icons Of Horror And The Supernatural

Author : S. T. Joshi
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780313337826
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Icons of Horror and the Supernatural written by S. T. Joshi and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers entries on 24 of the significant archetypes of horror and the supernatural, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King.

Author : S. T. Joshi
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 9780313337802
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Icons of Horror and the Supernatural written by S. T. Joshi and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers entries on 24 of the significant archetypes of horror and the supernatural, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King.

Author : S. T. Joshi
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Icons of Horror and the Supernatural written by S. T. Joshi and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers entries on 24 of the significant archetypes of horror and the supernatural, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King.

Author : Katarzyna Marak
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476617929
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese and American Horror written by Katarzyna Marak and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror fiction is an important part of the popular culture in many modern societies. This book compares and contrasts horror narratives from two distinct cultures--American and Japanese--with a focus on the characteristic mechanisms that make them successful, and on their culturally-specific aspects. Including a number of narratives belonging to film, literature, comics and video games, this book provides a comprehensive perspective of the genre. It sheds light on the differences and similarities in the depiction of fear and horror in America and Japan, while emphasizing narrative patterns in the context of their respective cultures.

Author : Matt Cardin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1004 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horror Literature through History [2 volumes] written by Matt Cardin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers. Many of today's horror story fans—who appreciate horror through movies, television, video games, graphic novels, and other forms—probably don't realize that horror literature is not only one of the most popular types of literature but one of the oldest. People have always been mesmerized by stories that speak to their deepest fears. Horror Literature through History shows 21st-century horror fans the literary sources of their favorite entertainment and the rich intrinsic value of horror literature in its own right. Through profiles of major authors, critical analyses of important works, and overview essays focused on horror during particular periods as well as on related issues such as religion, apocalypticism, social criticism, and gender, readers will discover the fascinating early roots and evolution of horror writings as well as the reciprocal influence of horror literature and horror cinema. This unique two-volume reference set provides wide coverage that is current and compelling to modern readers—who are of course also eager consumers of entertainment. In the first section, overview essays on horror during different historical periods situate works of horror literature within the social, cultural, historical, and intellectual currents of their respective eras, creating a seamless narrative of the genre's evolution from ancient times to the present. The second section demonstrates how otherwise unrelated works of horror have influenced each other, how horror subgenres have evolved, and how a broad range of topics within horror—such as ghosts, vampires, religion, and gender roles—have been handled across time. The set also provides alphabetically arranged reference entries on authors, works, and specialized topics that enable readers to zero in on information and concepts presented in the other sections.

Author : Samantha Lyon
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784281328
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supernatural Serial Killers written by Samantha Lyon and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Fish held the genuine belief that the murders he committed were upon instruction from God. The original Dracula's relative Countess Elisabeth was rumoured to use blood of her victims to preserve her youth and beauty. Jeffrey Dahmer began a macabre project of building an occult altar with his victims' body parts, believing this granted him supernatural powers to subdue and control his prey. Peter Stumpp, who started practising the "wicked arts from twelve years of age", was convinced he was a werewolf. The crimes committed by these people usually involved sexual deviance, cannibalism and violence toward children. In the sixteenth-century Europe, the problem became so significant that 'Werewolf Witch Trials' were conducted - many have no idea that it was possible to be tried and convicted for the crime of being a Werewolf, but Lycanthropy was a serious and major social concern in the 1500s. Supernatural Serial Killers discuss the individual cases of supernatural serial killers, including their background, crimes, trials and defences.

Author : Nobel-Augusto Perdu Honeyman
Publisher : Universidad Almería
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Odisea nº 12: Revista de estudios ingleses written by Nobel-Augusto Perdu Honeyman and published by Universidad Almería. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revista de Estudios Ingleses es un anuario dirigido y gestionado por miembros del Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana de la Universidad de Almería con el propósito de ofrecer un foro de intercambio de producción científica en campos del conocimiento tan diversos como la lengua inglesa, literatura en lengua inglesa, didáctica del inglés, traducción, inglés para fines específicos y otros igualmente vinculados a los estudios ingleses.

Author : Jeb J. Card
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826359663
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spooky Archaeology written by Jeb J. Card and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outside of scientific journals, archaeologists are depicted as searching for lost cities and mystical artifacts in news reports, television, video games, and movies like Indiana Jones or The Mummy. This fantastical image has little to do with day-to-day science, yet it is deeply connected to why people are fascinated by the ancient past. By exploring the development of archaeology, this book helps us understand what archaeology is and why it matters. In Spooky Archaeology author Jeb J. Card follows a trail of clues left by adventurers and professional archaeologists that guides the reader through haunted museums, mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions, fragments of a lost continent that never existed, and deep into an investigation of magic and murder. Card unveils how and why archaeology continues to mystify and why there is an ongoing fascination with exotic artifacts and eerie practices.

Author : David F. Marks
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1529729726
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology and the Paranormal written by David F. Marks and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of research on the paranormal has changed enormously in the last 20 years. Examining experiences of ESP, psychokinesis, precognition, ganzfeld, dissociative states, out-of-the-body experiences, alien abductions and near-death experiences, David Marks appraises the best available evidence to date on scientific claims of the paranormal. Each chapter also provides a description of the psychological processes that are likely to contribute to these experiences, and to the high prevalence of paranormal beliefs. Importantly, this book does not take a fixed sceptical or ‘disbelieving’ view of the phenomena but, as far as possible, offers a neutral gaze which will equip readers to make up their own minds, as well as providing them with the critical skills to defend their conclusions.

Author : Bernard Perron
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501316214
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of Scary Video Games written by Bernard Perron and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as “survival horror” as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since Haunted House (1981). Bernard Perron combines an historical account with a theoretical approach in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It studies the most important games and game series, from Haunted House (1981) to Alone in the Dark (1992- ), Resident Evil (1996-present), Silent Hill (1999-present), Fatal Frame (2001-present), Dead Space (2008-2013), Amnesia: the Dark Descent (2010), and The Evil Within (2014). Accessibly written, The World of Scary Video Games helps the reader to trace the history of an important genre of the video game.