Clive Barker's A-Z of HorrorThis is an exploration of the tradition of horror, from its earliest origins - as far back as the biblical victim Job - to the monsters, slashers, satanic children and serial killers who represent our anxieties today. Each letter of the alphabet is used as a starting point for an aspect, element or ingredient of horror. It may be a scene in a film, such as the shower scene in Psycho, or a character such as Freddie in Nightmare on Elm Street. Or it may be idea such as evil, violence or darkness, which is explored to reveal hidden meanings. Other themes examined include the psychological impact of horror, the role of women as heroines and victims, and the incarnation of the film monster. |
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... story called " Beyond the Wall of Sleep " , where he is a psychiatrist in an insane asylum . As a psychiatrist he finds a degenerate man ( his term ) that he communicates with by attach- ing a special machine to his head , and discovers ...
... story called " Beyond the Wall of Sleep " , where he is a psychiatrist in an insane asylum . As a psychiatrist he finds a degenerate man ( his term ) that he communicates with by attach- ing a special machine to his head , and discovers ...
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Clive Barker. " " The Juniper Tree " is an extraor- dinarily violent story , ' says Hanna Castien , Reader in Modern Lang- uages at London University . ' It is therefore somewhat surprising that it formed the nucleus of a story book for ...
Clive Barker. " " The Juniper Tree " is an extraor- dinarily violent story , ' says Hanna Castien , Reader in Modern Lang- uages at London University . ' It is therefore somewhat surprising that it formed the nucleus of a story book for ...
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... story actually contains the line that this terrible thing which invades this young chap's childhood was in some ... stories and fairy tales are united by a dark core . They construct fearful menac- ing worlds which we drawn into as a way ...
... story actually contains the line that this terrible thing which invades this young chap's childhood was in some ... stories and fairy tales are united by a dark core . They construct fearful menac- ing worlds which we drawn into as a way ...
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