Trying to bravely face one of my worst fears – HORROR Movies.
Noel Carroll – film scholar, philosopher offers a serious look at aesthetics of horror. Discusses nature, narrative structures of genre dealing with horror as a ‘trans-media’ phenomenon.
A fan of horror, Carroll brings comprehensive knowledge of obscure forgotten works, as well as horror masterpieces. Working from a philosophical perspective, tries to account for how people find pleasure in having their wits scared out of them?
What after all, are those ‘paradoxes of the heart‘ that make us want to be horrified?
Mustering up all the courage in the world to even read the book! Scary…