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The Myth of Harm - Horror, Censorship and the Child (Hardcover)
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The Myth of Harm - Horror, Censorship and the Child (Hardcover)
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The horror genre has endured a long and controversial success
within popular culture. Fraught with accusations pertaining to its
alleged ability to harm and corrupt young people and indeed society
as a whole, the genre is constantly under pressure to suppress that
which has made it so popular to begin with - its ability to
frighten and generate discussion about society's darker side.
Recognising the circularity of patterns in each generational
manifestation of horror censorship, The Myth of Harm draws upon
cases such as the Slenderman stabbing and the James Bulger murder
amongst many others in order to explore the manner in which horror
has been repeatedly cast as a harmful influence upon children at
the expense of scrutinising other more complex social issues.
Focusing on five major controversies beginning in the 1930's Golden
Age of Horror Cinema and ending on a more contemporary note with
Cyber-Gothic horror - this book identifies and considers the
various myths and false hoods surrounding the genre of horror and
question the very motivation behind the proliferation and
dissemination of these myths as scapegoats for political and social
issues, platforms for "moral entrepreneurs" and tools of hyperbolae
for the news industry.
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