Folktales and the Horror Narrative

• Folklore and Folktales: A Primer

• Fear as a Social Construct

• Fear Narratives in Oral Traditions

• Horror Cinema as Modern Folktale

The Transmission of Culture

• Horror Movies as Cultural Transmitters

• Horrors of the Political Machine: Xenophobia and Alien Invasions

• Orwellian Dystopias and the Spectacle: Society, Family, and the Individual

• The Warnings of Helpful Animals: The Role of Minorities and Children

• The “Final Girl”: Gender Tropes and Transgressions

• Carnal Carnage: Sexuality and the Eroticism of Violence

• Geist in the Machine: Cyberphobia, Transhumanism, and Techno-eschatology

Horror Cinema Deconstructed

• Fables: Morality, Monsters, and the Mad Scientist

• Fairy Tales: Vengeful Ghosts and Other Supernatural Horrors

• Tall Tales: Found Footage and False Truths

• Legends: Sensationalized Reality and Urban Lore

• Myths: Religious and Demonic Horrors

• Anecdotes: Gallows Humor and the Caricature of Terror