Horror Film: A Critical Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 1501314424
- ISBN-13
- 9781501314421
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-25
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Murray Leeder
Description
An introduction to the horror film genre.
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