Note: These are, obviously, not an exhaustive set of links. I am not linking to commercial sites here or to the Internet Movie Database, but rather to fan sites. They have been chosen to illustrate diverse approaches to the wonders of horror--all useful and many very beautifully done--to the study of the specific horror films or sub-genres related to chapters and themes of my forthcoming book, The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror.
Part I: Mad Science and Monstrous Mothers
Chapter 1: Frankenstein's Monstrous Progeny
Frankenstein 1931
Frankenstein 1994
The Gothic, Materials for StudyChapter 2: Women and Bugs
The Alien Series: Ripley, Mother of all Alien Killers![]()
Them!
Mimic
SpeciesChapter 3: Monstrous Flesh
Scanners![]()
The Brood
The Fly
Dead Ringers
Cronenberg, the New Flesh Directory
Part II: From Vampires to Slashers
Chapter 4: Seductive Vampires
Dracula
Dracula's Home Page![]()
The Hunger
Interview with the Vampire![]()
Anne Rice's Gothic WorldChapter 5: The Slasher's Blood-Lust
Psycho
Peeping Tom
Frenzy
Henry: Portrait of a Serial KillerChapter 6: Feminist Slashers?
Repulsion
The Silence of the Lambs
Part III: Cosmic Horror
Chapter 7: Uncanny Horror
Eraserhead
The ShiningChapter 8: Graphic Horror
Hellraiser![]()
The Hellbound Web
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Saw Is Family
Conclusion: The Appeal of Evil
About the Book
February 6, 1999
About the Author
Cynthia Freeland's Home Page
For more links and sites, consult
The Cabinet of Dr. Casey: The Horror Movie Database
Monster Vision (Joe Bob, you're the only commercial site I allow on here!)