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Nonfiction: The Horror Genre

by SkywardStrange

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

Recommendations are always welcome!

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The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief

Where Nightmares Come From

Hauntology: Ghosts of Futures Past

Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula

The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief

Where Nightmares Come From

On and About Horror

Books that discuss the horror genre in literature and cinema

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Horror: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Horror: A Literary History

Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre

Horror: The 100 Best Books

Horror: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Horror: A Literary History

Brain Food (from kale to popcorn)

by SheReadsAtMidnight

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The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster

Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us

The Philosophy of Horror

Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster

Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us

Non-Fiction about all things Gothic

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Gothic: An Illustrated History

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

Gothic: An Illustrated History

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror

Horror Academia

by slimshaedy92

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

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Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us

Gothic dreams and nightmares

Torture Porn in the Wake of 9/11: Horror, Exploitation, and the Cinema of Sensation (War Culture)

Monsters in the closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (Inside Popular Film)

Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us

Gothic dreams and nightmares

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