Tato série se noří hluboko do temných zákoutí hororového žánru, nabízí pronikavé analýzy a ostré kritiky ikonických i méně známých hororových filmů. Každá kniha zkoumá různé aspekty těchto znepokojivých děl, od jejich kulturního dopadu po psychologické motivace postav. Fanoušci hororu i filmoví nadšenci zde najdou bohatý zdroj poznatků a podnětných úvah o tom, co dělá horor skutečně děsivým.
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.