Terrifying Texts: Essays on Books of Good and Evil in Horror Cinema
Cynthia J. Miller
- Mangaka
- Cynthia J. Miller
- First published
- 2018
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Terrifying Texts: Essays on Books of Good and Evil in Horror Cinema, edited by Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper, emerged in 2018 as part of an academic examination into the recurring trope of the cursed or grimoire-style book within the horror genre. The collection was developed to analyze how literary artifacts serve as catalysts for narrative dread, bridging the gap between physical bibliophilia and supernatural terror in film history.
The volume features contributions from various scholars who dissect the symbolic weight of these texts in movies ranging from classic adaptations to modern cult favorites. It was published by Rowman & Littlefield, a house known for its focused scholarly engagement with pop culture, and was received by film historians as a specialized study on the intersection of semiotics and cinematic horror tropes.
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