Horror cinema and sadistic spectacle: A further defense of gorefests
AbstractDismemberment via chainsaw, consuming organs from a living person, turning a body inside out via spectral hooks. Horror cinema is no stranger to intense, often controversial imagery. Significant concerns arise over “gorefests,” a horror subgenre rife with graphic violence, taboo subjects, an...
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2023.2268391 |