The ethics of horror: spectral alterity in twenty-first century horror film

Lanham: Lexington Books (2024)
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This book examines spectral haunting through the philosophies of Levinas and Derrida. Arguing that moral obligation can appear terrifying to the complacent self, the text interrogates ethical responsibility in contemporary horror genres.

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PN1995.9.H6.B77 2024

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9781666910841   1666910848

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