Games And Horror, a Psychgeist series, edited by Chrstine Tomlinson. The allure of horror in media is sometimes difficult to fully understand. It can be uncomfortable, engaging us in discourse, content, and aesthetics that are disturbing, frightening, and sometimes disgusting. This is seemingly at odds with the major typical reasons to engage with media: relaxation and leisure. Despite these elements of horror, however, it can be found across media types and has been reflecting cultural fears and finding audiences since gothic horror literature emerged in the late 1700s, providing those consuming this media with allegories, metaphorical representations of cultural fears,...
Call for Papers! Games And Horror, a Psychgeist series
