Throughout the history of cinema, horror has proven to be a genre of consistent popularity, which adapts to different cultural contexts while retaining a recognizable core. *Horror Film: A Critical Introduction* , the newest in Bloomsbury’s *Film Genre* series, balances the discussions of horror’s history, theory, and aesthetics as no introductory book ever has. Featuring studies of films both obscure and famous, *Horror Film* is international in its scope and chronicles horror from its silent roots until today. As a straightforward and convenient critical introduction to the history and key academic approaches, this book ** is accessible to the beginner but still of interest to the expert.