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Horror films : current research on audience preferences and reactions

Author: James B Weaver; Ronald C Tamborini
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum, 1996.
Series: Lea's communication series.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James B Weaver; Ronald C Tamborini
ISBN: 0805811737 9780805811735 0805811745 9780805811742
OCLC Number: 32546257
Description: x, 206 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Preface / James B. Weaver III and Ron Tamborini --
1. Frightening Entertainment: A Historical Perspective of Fictional Horror / Ron Tamborini and James B. Weaver III --
2. Evolution of the Horror Genre / Dolf Zillmann and Rhonda Gibson --
3. Content Trends in Contemporary Horror Films / Barry S. Sapolsky and Fred Molitor --
4. The Economics of the Horror Film / Douglas Gomery --
5. Developmental Differences in Responses to Horror / Joanne Cantor and Mary Beth Oliver --
6. Gender-Socialization Theory of Reactions to Horror / Dolf Zillmann and James B. Weaver III --
7. A Model of Empathy and Emotional Reactions to Horror / Ron Tamborini --
8. An Activation-Arousal Analysis of Reactions to Horror / Glenn G. Sparks --
9. Sensation Seeking and the Taste for Vicarious Horror / Marvin Zuckerman --
10. A Uses and Gratifications Analysis of Horror Film Preference / Patricia A. Lawrence and Philip C. Palmgreen.
Series Title: Lea's communication series.
Responsibility: edited by James B. Weaver, III [and] Ron Tamborini.
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