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Don’t be afraid of the dark. The representation of fear on the big screen and its relationship with society
Journal Title: SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE  
Author/s: Stefania Antonioni 
Year:  2017 Issue: 54 Language: Italian 
Pages:  22 Pg. 80-101 FullText PDF:  101 KB
DOI:  10.3280/SC2017-054006
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Keywords: Horror film; film genre; horror history; film theory; social representation.

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Stefania Antonioni, Don’t be afraid of the dark. The representation of fear on the big screen and its relationship with society in "SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE " 54/2017, pp. 80-101, DOI:10.3280/SC2017-054006

   

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