Horror Films (eBook, ePUB)

Current Research on Audience Preferences and Reactions
Redaktion: Weaver, James B.; Tamborini, Ron

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why do so many of us enjoy being told frightening stories? What are some of the consequences that result from such exposure? In light of the considerable popularity of horror films over the last three decades, these questions have become the focus of growing attention for many scholars. However, research on audience preferences for, and reactions to, horror films has been performed eclectically by investigators from varied theoretical and methodological backgrounds. As a result, the information has not been effectively integrated. This volume was written to address this problem and to position the study of audience responses to frightening fiction as a significant research topic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136690488
• Artikelnr.: 39993818

Autorenporträt

Weaver, James B.; Tamborini, Ron

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: J.B. Weaver
III
R. Tamborini
Preface. R. Tamborini
J.B. Weaver
III
Frightening Entertainment: A Historical Perspective of Fictional Horror. D. Zillmann
R. Gibson
Evolution of the Horror Genre. B.S. Sapolsky
F. Molitor
Content Trends in Contemporary Horror Films. D. Gomery
The Economics of the Horror Film. J. Cantor
M.B. Oliver
Developmental Differences in Responses to Horror. D. Zillmann
J.B. Weaver
III
Gender-Socialization Theory of Reactions to Horror. R. Tamborini
A Model of Empathy and Emotional Reactions to Horror. G.G. Sparks
An Activation-Arousal Analysis of Reactions to Horror. M. Zuckerman
Sensation Seeking and the Taste for Vicarious Horror. P.A. Lawrence
P.C. Palmgreen
A Uses and Gratifications Analysis of Horror Film Preference. R. Tamborini
K. Salomonson
Horror's Effect on Social Perceptions and Behaviors.