Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-218) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : cinema, genre, nation -- Superstition and the shock of attraction : horrific elements in early cinema -- Weird and gloomy tales : uncanny narratives and foreign others -- Superstitious Joe and the rise of the American uncanny -- Literary monsters and uplifting horrors -- Mysteries in old dark houses -- Conclusion.
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