Annotated Bibliography
Psychology References
Hutchings, Peter. The Horror Film. 1st ed., Routledge, 2004.
I’ve used this text as a beginning outline for my own research. The text itself explores the horror topic in a similar way to my own and can aid me in finding additional pathways in my own research.
Kerr, Margee. Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear. 1st ed., PublicAffairs, 2017.
This text explores into the scariest experiences a human can face when it comes to horror, from willingly going into haunted houses and going into the mind of a serial killer.
Iaccino, James F. Psychological Reflections on Cinematic Terror: Jungian Archetypes in Horror Films. Praeger, 1994.
I used this text as a way to see how horror has changed throughout the year in the minds of those who consume them, the people who produce them, and what is considered to be successful horror.
Darwin, Charles. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. The University of Chicago Press, 1965.
This text goes into the many ways that ones experience fear and their reactions to it, from fight to flight and audible reactions.
BBC. Culture of Fear. Films on Demand, BBC, 2017.
I used to this documentary to see how different circumstances affect each person in signs of fear or danger. The documentary uses ten test subjects in order to see their reactions.
Bantinaki, Katerina. “The Paradox of Horror: Fear as a Positive Emotion.” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, vol. 70, no. 4, 2012, pp. 383–392. JSTOR.
This study focuses on a human’s desire to consume horror media as an obsession. Including themes that surround popularity, the study goes farther into one’s mind for understanding the difference in enjoying this genre.
Beil, Laura. “Emotional Wounds: For Some Children, the Effects of a Disaster Reach Deeper than Anticipated.” Science News, vol. 186, no. 12, 2014, pp. 22–25. JSTOR.
A study on the long term effects of children who have faced traumatic situations, particularly life-threatening and natural disasters.
Raphael, Beverley, and Warwick Middleton. “After The Horror.” British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition), vol. 296, no. 6630, 1988, pp. 1142–1144. JSTOR.
This study focuses on the effects of PTSD on a child’s mind and the recovery of that child’s psyche.
Black, Dora, and Martin Newman. “Television Violence And Children: Its Effects Need To Be Seen In The Context Of Other Influences On Children’s Mental Health.” BMJ: British Medical Journal, vol. 310, no. 6975, 1995, pp. 273–274. JSTOR.
This study focuses on a child’s early expose to horror and disturbing media. I plan on using this research to explain what may have happened to early consumers of horror movies, television, and stories.
Game References
This playlist details a remake version of the original Corpse Party game. I used this source as window to the origin of Corpse Party, the original cast, and storyline that eventually drove it into pop culture media.
This playlist details to the international release of Corpse with it was remade through a studio. The game adds more plot and details to the original story, including new characters and villains, as well as changing the origin of some characters. The primary use of this source was to gather information about the horrific experiences the main cast experience and to note their reactions across the timeline of events.
This source adds additional details that weren’t added into the main game. The goal of the chapters listed is to give backstory to the personalities to the characters involved in the main game, prior to their deaths or traumatic experiences.
This source details the experiences the main cast feels after returning home from the last game. It shows the beginning stages of PTSD, depression, attempted suicide, and desperation that the characters feel due to the loss of their friends. The game also provides additional backstory to the deceased and their relationships with the main cast.
This source is a spin-off game that is a bit more joking than serious. While the contact of this game is met to be more lighthearted, the tone switches frequently. This game doesn’t take place on a specific timeline but does add additional backstory and plot details essential for the next game in the series.
Listed as the final game in the original timeline, this game showcases the last act of desperation the characters feel as a last shot to end their suffering. This source is not only important in showing the main casts progression since the first game, but also what has of become of them since the original events, their families reaction to their changing mental state, and just how far they are willing to go to reverse time.
