HISTORY OF HORROR FEAR AND THE UNCANNY (HB)

Take a step - if you dare - into the shadows. Discover how horror has evolved through the ages, from prehistoric death rituals and early monster myths to modern manifestations in art, literature and film. Encounter the Medusa, Pazuzu, the Kappa water-demon and the Wendigo. Witness the emergence of Gothic literature, with the terrifying and genre-defining works of authors like Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley, and learn how the 20th century saw a new wave of terror unleashed through silent films, Expressionist art, and the emergence of modern horror cinema.