Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films by Nina Nesseth

Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films

Nina Nesseth

256 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction horror psychology informative medium-paced
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Nina Nesseth knows what scares you. She also knows why.In Nightmare Fuel, Nesseth explores the strange and often unexpected science of fear through the lenses of psychology and physiology. How do horror films get under our skin? What about them ke...

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informative 99%
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challenging 4%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%

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