Recs if you like Men, Women and Chainsaws...

where gender and film studies intersect

(disclaimer: i haven’t read all of these but plan to, always open to feedback from those who have read these or have other suggestions!)

Nonfiction books about the mechanics, psychology, and other aspects of the horror genre.

Recommendations are always welcome!

... or pop culture leaning.

Books about horror media! Nonfiction, including creative nonfiction like poetry.

specifically looking at the horror genre in terms of cinema

recommendations welcome!

Take a deep dive into the history and meaning of Horror Movies. What themes come back, zombie like, again and again? How do changes in society cause familiar monsters to mutate? And why do we seek out horror in troubled times?

Books about the horror genre from an academic lens because we need more of those!!

books about the treatment of female characters (and celebrities) in media, how they are written, handled , perceived, and a bit on what it is like to be a female fan