Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
Language: English
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2024
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You don't have to miss out just because you don't like to be frightened! Stop trying to read nonsensical Wikipedia plot summaries (we know you re doing it), and let an expert tell you everything you need to know about the most influential horror films of the past 60 years without a single jump scare or a drop of gore. With a rundown of the history and significance of horror cinema, explanations of common tropes, and detailed entries on 25 important movies ranging from Night of the Living Dead to The Blair Witch Project to Get Out, Horror for Weenies will turn even the scarediest of cats into a confident connoisseur. Each entry includes: A detailed plot summary, with enough jokes that it won t freak you out Smart, illuminating analysis of the film s themes and cultural significance Descriptions of iconic scenes you definitely do not want to look at Talking points for impressing even the biggest scary-movie buffs Never get left out of a conversation again! Series Overview: The Outsider s Guide series: highly readable crash courses that offer entertaining, incisive recaps of major cultural phenomena, so you can catch the references and understand the big deal.…
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- Title
- Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
- Author
- Emily C Hughes
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1683694252
- ISBN 13
- 9781683694250
2024 Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in Long Nonfiction
You don’t have to miss out just because you don’t like to be frightened! Stop trying to read nonsensical Wikipedia plot summaries (we know you’re doing it) and let horror expert Emily C. Hughes tell you everything you need to know about 25 of the most influential horror films of the past 60 years—without a single jump scare or a drop of gore.
From Psycho and Night of the Living Dead to The Blair Witch Project, Get Out, and Hereditary, Hughes uses wit rather than scares to explain what happens, why each movie matters, how it shaped horror and popular culture, and which infamous scenes you’ll be perfectly happy experiencing secondhand.
Along the way, readers get an approachable history of horror cinema, explanations of essential genre tropes, thoughtful cultural analysis, detailed plot summaries, and enough talking points to hold their own with even the most dedicated scary-movie fan. Each film entry combines plot explanation, thematic and cultural analysis, descriptions of iconic scenes, and useful context—without requiring the reader to sit through the terror themselves.
- Get the plots, essential scenes, themes, and cultural significance of 25 influential scary films from Psycho to Hereditary
- Perfect for movie lovers who want to understand horror classics without enduring jump scares, gore, or nightmares
- Learn why these movies matter, how they shaped pop culture, and what their monsters, tropes, and scares really mean
- Winner of the 2024 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Nonfiction and an NPR Books We Love selection
Skip the sleepless night, keep all the cultural references, and let Horror for Weenies turn you from the scarediest of cats into a confident connoisseur.
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