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Why is horror in film and literature so popular? Why do viewers and readers enjoy feeling fearful? Experts in the fields of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology posit that behaviors from our ancestors that favored survival and adaptation still influence our actions, decisions and thoughts today.
The author, with input from a new generation of Darwinists, explores six primal narratives that recur in the horror genre. They are territoriality, tribalism, fear of genetic assimilation, mating rituals, fear of the predator, and distrust or fear of the Other.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
One: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Two: The Territorial Narrative
Three: The Assimilation Narrative
Four: The Tribal Narrative
Five: The Mating Narrative in the Gothic Romance
Six: The Predator Narrative
Seven: The Other Narrative: Ghosts, Slashers, Witches and Robots as Other
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index



