Screen LibraryPrimal roots of horror cinema : evolutionary psychology and narratives of fear /
"Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology experts posit that behaviors from our ancestors that favored survival and adaptation still influence us today. The author, with input from a new generation of Darwinists, explores six primal narratives recurring in the horror genre: territoriality, trib...
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology experts posit that behaviors from our ancestors that favored survival and adaptation still influence us today. The author, with input from a new generation of Darwinists, explores six primal narratives recurring in the horror genre: territoriality, tribalism, fear of genetic assimilation, mating rituals, fear of the predator, and distrust or fear of the Other"-- |
| Carrier Form: | v, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781476674278 1476674272 |
| Index Number: | PN1995 |
| CLC: | J975.9 |
| Call Number: | J975.9/F946 |
| Contents: | 2001: a space odyssey -- The territorial narrative -- The assimilation narrative -- The tribal narrative -- The mating narrative in the Gothic romance -- The predator narrative -- The other narrative : ghosts, slashers, witches and robots as other. |