At the Edge of Existence: Liminality in Horror Cinema Since the 1970s

ISBN-13: 9781476681405 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 259 str.

Brandon West

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Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction 4
One—United in Darkness: The Nature of Liminal Horror 9
Two—Shattered Screens and Punctured Skin: When the Fictional Becomes Real 16
Three—Emblazoned in Our Memories: When the Real Becomes Fictional 65
Four—Harsh Realities: Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction 94
Five—Was It All a: Dream(s) and the Liminal Horror Film 125
Six—The Mind's Power: This Is Not Reality 158
Seven—Powers of Belief: How the Mind Writes Reality 206
Afterword 224
Chapter Notes 227
Bibliography 241
Index 249