Congratulations for the class!
Lamberto Bava's 'Demons' (1985) may be a great starting point to
discuss the attraction to horror and fear in films, the metaphysical
implications of losing grip of a safe reality. Carpenter's 'In the
mouth of madness' (1994) also.
Best regards,
Gabriel
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> Subject: [FILM-PHILOSOPHY] syllabus help - Fear on Film
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> I'm putting together a syllabus for an introductory level philosophy class
> that considers fear as one of its themes. I would welcome suggestions of
> films, tv episodes, etc. that have something philosophically interesting to
> say about fear. The suggestions need not themselves be fear inducing. Feel
> free to reply to me off list. If there is general interest I can compile and
> send out all of the suggestions.
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