Fear of Aging : Old Age in Horror Fiction and Film
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Contributors
Almeida, André Assis, Contributor
Anderson, Kaydee Corbin, Contributor
Arndt, Maria, Contributor
Blouin, Michael J., Contributor
Castelli-Rosa, Mariana, Contributor
Anderson, Kaydee Corbin, Contributor
Arndt, Maria, Contributor
Blouin, Michael J., Contributor
Castelli-Rosa, Mariana, Contributor
Published
Bielefeld : transcript Verlag,, [2025].
Format
eBook
ISBN
9783839461952
Status
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Language
English
UPC
10.1515/9783839461952
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Description
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.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Language
In English.