Fear of aging: old age in horror fiction and film

• Type: Book
• Date: 2024-07-27

Authors

Guimarães, João Paulo (Editor) FLUP

Publisher

Transcript

Bielefeld

Other information

Abstract (EN): In the genre of horror, elderly people are often used as a trope to evoke both a fear of death and a fear of aging. Old age is therefore equated with bodily, mental, or social decline. The contributors of this book investigate what exactly we are afraid of when we posit old age as a source of horror. The aim is to harness the thrills and pleasures of horror to think about how quality of life can be improved in old age and how elderly people can be better integrated in our ever fearful and suspicious societies.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: This product will be released at 27 July 2024: https://www.transcript-publishing.com/detail/index/sArticle/6226/sCategory/410000074?number=978-3-8376-6195-8

No. of pages: 260

ISBN: 978-3-8376-6195-8