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From: Henry M. Taylor

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Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:30 AM

Subject: Horror question

Two questions for horror aficionados:

1. According to Noël Carroll, horror is defined by a monster provoking 
disgust and revolt in the viewer ('art-horror'). But does the genre 
always require a monster?

2. It seems that over the years a genre shift has taken place: what 
used to considered a clear case of horror, is now the standard fare of 
mainstream (psychological) thrillers - and that for something to be 
considered to be horror these days it has to wallow in blood and gore.

Any ideas or comments?


Thanks,
Henry
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