Cinematic emotion in horror films and thrillers : the aesthetic paradox of pleasurable fear - Hanich, Julian, 1975- (New York : Routledge, 2010)
Introduction -- How to describe cinematic fear, or why phenomenology? -- Multiplexperiences : individualized immersion and collective feelings -- Frightening fascination : a phenomenology of direct horror -- Intimidating imaginations : a phenomenology of suggested horror -- Startling scares : a phenomenology of cinematic shock -- Anxious anticipations : a phenomenology of cinematic dread -- Apprehensive agitation : a phenomenology of cinematic terror -- Moments of intensity : lived-body metamorphoses and experienced time -- Moments of collectivity : the cinema of fear and feelings of belongingness -- The end.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Horror films -- History and criticism; Thrillers (Motion pictures) -- History and criticism; Motion picture audiences