Download or read book Primal Roots of Horror Cinema written by Carrol L. Fry and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is horror in film and literature so popular? Why do viewers and readers enjoy feeling fearful? Experts in the fields of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology posit that behaviors from our ancestors that favored survival and adaptation still influence our actions, decisions and thoughts today. The author, with input from a new generation of Darwinists, explores six primal narratives that recur in the horror genre. They are territoriality, tribalism, fear of genetic assimilation, mating rituals, fear of the predator, and distrust or fear of the Other.