Living in Fear: A History of Horror in the Mass Media, by Les Daniels
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Living in Fear: A History of Horror in the Mass Media, by Les Daniels. 1975 hardcover. 248 pages, very nice condition.
A pioneering, richly illustrated non-fiction survey exploring why humans crave terror. It traces the horror genre across movies, literature, comic books, radio, theater, and television. It examines why sensible people seek out imaginary terrors and how creators transform ordinary anxieties into art; connects classic Gothic literature and pulp magazines to Universal monster films, modern comics, and television broadcasts; and discusses prominent figures and creators, from Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker to Boris Karloff and H.P. Lovecraft, with several short stories by great horror authors.