Mastering Fear: Women, Emotions, and Contemporary Horror by Rikke Schubart
Mastering Fear: Women, Emotions, and Contemporary Horror

Rikke Schubart

Mastering Fear: Women, Emotions, and Contemporary Horror

Rikke Schubart

384 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction horror psychology dark medium-paced
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Mastering Fear analyzes horror as play and examines what functions horror has and why it is adaptive and beneficial for audiences. It takes a biocultural approach, and focusing on emotions, gender, and play, it argues we play with fiction horror. ...

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