A study of horror films released in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia between 1920 and the present. Topics include: transnationality, the way in which films defy easy placement within a single national cinematic tradition, formal technique, and genre conventions. Aspects of production such as location, cast, and financing will also be considered. Assigned films encompass a variety of types (popular and art films, major studio and independent productions, box office successes and failures), subgenres (supernatural, slasher, splatter, zombie), and aesthetic movements (Expressionist, New Wave, Extreme). Comparison of films through cultural studies perspectives such as gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status will be included.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level ENGL course with a D or better.