Best Horror Film Analysis Books (22 books)

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Nonfiction books that dig into the themes and cultural significance of Horror movies.

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1	Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover 3.99 avg rating — 3,380 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means Coleman 4.04 avg rating — 1,715 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Jeremy Dauber 3.63 avg rating — 1,243 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Danse Macabre by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 32,353 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Horror after 9/11: World of Fear, Cinema of Terror by Aviva Briefel (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present by Robin R. Means Coleman 4.39 avg rating — 285 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal 4.11 avg rating — 1,528 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Cursed Collection of Haunted Dolls: From Real Life to Literature and Movies by Fiona Dodwell (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 6,759 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	White Terror: The Horror Film from Obama to Trump by Russell Meeuf 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Blue Light of the Screen: On Horror, Ghosts, and God by Claire Cronin 3.93 avg rating — 190 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Capitalism Hates You: Marxism and the New Horror Film by Joshua Gooch 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Queer Slashers by Peter Marra 3.59 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Dark Carnivals: Modern Horrors and the Origins of American Empire by W. Scott Poole 3.82 avg rating — 328 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror by W. Scott Poole 3.91 avg rating — 1,061 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Horror: A Very Short Introduction by Darryl Jones 3.97 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Night Mother: A Personal and Cultural History of The Exorcist (21st Century Essays) by Marlena Williams 4.38 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World by Daniel Kraus (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Horror Theory Reader by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Horror's New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse by Blumhouse 4.16 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture by Kendall R. Phillips (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies by Emma Cole (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars