The Horror Film (FMS-0176)

Fall 2024 · FMS 0176 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

History of horror film from its inception in the 1920s to the present day. Focuses on the American horror film, with some attention to other national and cultural traditions, especially Japanese horror., Considers what serial television can do with the genre that film cannot Among the theoretical questions are: what is horror? Why do we enjoy watching films that make us feel ostensibly undesirable emotions such as fear and disgust?

Course codes: FMS-0176, FMS 0176, FMS0176, FMS-176, FMS 176, FMS176

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