Murray Leeder is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Communication, Media and Film at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is the author The Modern Supernatural and the Beginnings of Cinema (2017) and Halloween (2013), and editor of Cinematic Ghosts (2015) and ReFocus: The Films of William Castle (2018).

• AcknowledgementsList of ImagesIntroduction1: Horror’s Process of Genrification, 1895-19382: 1939-1973: Horror and the Crisis of Rationality3: 1974-Present: High and Low4: What Is Horror?5: Mind and Body: The ‘Why?’ of Horror6: Horror’s Audiences, Critics and Censors7: Shocking and Spooky Sounds8: Colours of Fear9: Digital HorrorsWorks CitedIndex

Concise yet also comprehensive, Leeder’s study examines the horror film from its prehistory to its digital future(s), tackling its history, reception contexts, and shifting forms. A delight to read, the book will satisfy newcomers to the horror genre as well as advanced scholars and die-hard fans.

Murray Leeder is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Communication, Media and Film at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is the author The Modern Supernatural and the Beginnings of Cinema (2017) and Halloween (2013), and editor of Cinematic Ghosts (2015) and ReFocus: The Films of William Castle (2018).

• AcknowledgementsList of ImagesIntroduction1: Horror’s Process of Genrification, 1895-19382: 1939-1973: Horror and the Crisis of Rationality3: 1974-Present: High and Low4: What Is Horror?5: Mind and Body: The ‘Why?’ of Horror6: Horror’s Audiences, Critics and Censors7: Shocking and Spooky Sounds8: Colours of Fear9: Digital HorrorsWorks CitedIndex

Concise yet also comprehensive, Leeder’s study examines the horror film from its prehistory to its digital future(s), tackling its history, reception contexts, and shifting forms. A delight to read, the book will satisfy newcomers to the horror genre as well as advanced scholars and die-hard fans.

Murray Leeder is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Communication, Media and Film at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is the author The Modern Supernatural and the Beginnings of Cinema (2017) and Halloween (2013), and editor of Cinematic Ghosts (2015) and ReFocus: The Films of William Castle (2018).

• AcknowledgementsList of ImagesIntroduction1: Horror’s Process of Genrification, 1895-19382: 1939-1973: Horror and the Crisis of Rationality3: 1974-Present: High and Low4: What Is Horror?5: Mind and Body: The ‘Why?’ of Horror6: Horror’s Audiences, Critics and Censors7: Shocking and Spooky Sounds8: Colours of Fear9: Digital HorrorsWorks CitedIndex

Concise yet also comprehensive, Leeder’s study examines the horror film from its prehistory to its digital future(s), tackling its history, reception contexts, and shifting forms. A delight to read, the book will satisfy newcomers to the horror genre as well as advanced scholars and die-hard fans.