Diese Reihe taucht tief in die dunklen Ecken des Horrorgenres ein und bietet aufschlussreiche Analysen und scharfe Kritiken ikonischer und weniger bekannter Horrorfilme. Jeder Band untersucht verschiedene Facetten dieser beunruhigenden Werke, von ihrem kulturellen Einfluss bis hin zu den psychologischen Motivationen der Charaktere. Fans des Horrors und Filmenthusiasten finden hier eine reichhaltige Quelle an Erkenntnissen und anregenden Überlegungen darüber, was den Horror wirklich furchteinflößend macht.
David Lynch's prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me has received renewed appreciation with the broadcast of Twin Peaks: The Return. Lindsay Hallam argues that what Lynch created was not a parody of soap opera and detective television but a horror movie. She examines initial reaction to and subsequent reevaluation of the film.
Few films have had the influence and impact of The Blair Witch Project (1999). Its arrival was a horror cinema palette cleanser after a decade of serial killers and postmodern intertextuality, a bare bones 'found footage' trend setter. In this Devil's Advocate, Peter Turner tells the story of the film from his conception and production then provides a unique analysis of the techniques used, their appeal to audiences and the themes that helped make the film such an international hit, including the pionerring internet marketing.