Looking to become a horror movie aficionado without falling victim to all those jump scares? More interested in the why of horror rather than the how (like how Michael Myers is still alive for all these sequels!?). If you call horror movies, horror cinema this is the list for you!
For those of us dying to know what gear Goblin used on the Suspiria soundtrack or the perfect lighting for blood splatter enjoy these horror history and criticism selections!
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From stereotypes to Jordan’s Peele’s Oscar win for Get Out, an in-depth analysis of Black representation and creation in horror. Check out Harris’s amazing criticism and review blog Black Horror Movies.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook and eAudio on Libby.
A collection of essays from queer and trans writers explores the cultural and critical impact of horror movies on their lives and on the LGBTQIA+ community in general. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on OverDrive/Libby, an eBook on Hoopla, and in eAudio on Hoopla.
Film Studies professor Sorcha Ní Fhlainn enters the dark world of Clive Barker director of films such as Hellraiser and author of some of the work that would become Candyman and Nightbreed.
Learn more about the lore and horror of your favorite movies. From rumors to tragic on set accidents sometimes the movie plot becomes reality.
The perfect soundtrack for your horror history reads!
This title is also available for checkout as eAudio on Hoopla.
Maybe you’re familiar with Morricone’s western soundtracks, but the infamous composer did it all! Features essays from John Carpenter and Dario Argento speaking about one of the most important horror elements: the music.
Just as Max von Sydow landed to film his iconic role as Father Merrin his brother died. Rumors and curses follow the cast and crew. Often called the scariest movie ever made learn more about the making and meaning of The Exorcist.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook and eAudio on Hoopla.
Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman provides another look at the historical lack of representation or stereotypes in horror.
This title is also available for checkout as eBook on Hoopla.
Why do even us scaredy cats love horror? Learn more about the science to the reactions and emotions tied to the horror genre.
Criticism and history about Tobe Hooper’s 1979 classic.
This title is also available for checkout as eBook on Hoopla.
From the Salem witches to WitchTok, this book documents how women and nonbinary people have historically used magic and the occult to influence, effect change, and find their place in the world.