<p>"In this compelling and wonderfully readable volume, Julian Hanich seeks to analyze the specific pleasures of cinematic fear by first canvassing the generic pleasures of cinema: the visceral thrill of adrenalized action sequences; the transgressive charge of forbidden fruit such as R-rated movies and identification with villainous characters; and the smug intellectual pleasures of film aficionados demonstrating their cultural capital through appreciation of intertextuality, genericity, and aesthetic strategies." --Jane Stadler, <em>Projections</em></p>

<p><strong>"There are several elements of this book that are appealing. First, it is clearly and engagingly written [...]. Second, the author is eclectic in his resources, drawing from scholarship in both German and English, from phenomenology, cognitive film theory, and cultural studies. [...It] is a substantial achievement."</strong>--<em>Carl Plantinga, author of</em> Moving Viewers: American Film and the Spectator's Experience<br /><br />"<strong>...[an] impressive account of genre, aesthetics, and audience affect..."<br />"...[a] compelling and wonderfully readable volume [that] make[s] an important addition to scholarship that bridges film and philosophy"<br />"The difference between Hanich’s work and much scholarship on film and embodiment is his superior ability to contextualize and qualify his claims, thoughtfully developing their implications..."</strong>--<em>Jane Stadler, author of</em> Pulling Focus: Intersubjective Experience, Narrative Film and Ethics<br /><br /><strong>"...Hanich indeed manages to take a fresh, perceptive look at Cinematic Emotion in Horror Films and Thrillers."</strong><em>--Rolf Löchel in</em> Literaturkritik.de</p><p><strong>"A contribution absolutely worth reading [...]. The argument is well-founded and developed in a highly readable fashion throughout the book. It raises many interesting questions. Hence this study could soon become a standard reference for the study of horror films and thrillers."--</strong><em>Rayd Khouloki,</em> Sehepunkte.de <em>and a</em><em>uthor of</em> Der filmische Raum: Konstruktion, Wahrnehmung, Bedeutung </p>