"[Fahy] gathers essays by 12 philosophers, literary scholars, and others on the appeal and repulsion of horror films and the questions they raise about fear, safety, justice, and suffering."--Moving Image Archives

"[The Philosophy of Horror] demonstrates how horror films essentially make us philosophical skeptics for a couple hours before we return to everyday life.... it's "fun scary, not scary scary." It definitely made me chuckle."--The Plain Dealer

"A deadly serious contribution to scholarship on horror and a deliciously evil way of engaging philosophy."--Eric Bronson, author of Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings

"A selection of 14 essays exploring ways horror plays with philosophical concepts, primarily looking at films and TV, but also fiction."--Locus

"Fahyexamines the reasons why audiences continue to revisit horror and why fear is the underpinning of some of American culture's most well known television and film productions and works of literature."--tucsoncitizen.com

"If you wish to have your horizons broadened, and new ideas brought up and explored, then you'd do well to pick this up."--Rock Star Journalist

"It's precisely the extreme nature of horror that makes it such a lightning rod for debates about hot-topic issues within American culture--like racism, women's rights, consumerism and sexuality--along with broader issues of morality....Philosophy of Horror addresses the latter, with contributions about the hidden messages of everything from The Birds to Hostel."--Thomas Rogers, Salon

"The philosophy of Horror demonstrate the range and diversity of purposes served by horror films and fiction."--Booksquawk.com

"The Philosophy of Horror captures some of the lively conversations occurring at the intersection of horror and philosophy. The volume collects a group of original essays that engage a wide variety of artifacts--TV shows like Ghost Hunters, classic films like The Black Cat, and novels such as In Cold Blood--and take up a wide variety of theoretical questions ranging from the ethics of retribution, the notion of the sublime, and human nature."--Kendall R. Phillips, author of Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture

"The Philosophy of Horror is an intelligently written, perceptive, engrossing work that attempts to answer many disturbing questions. The arguments are presented in a clear manner and are supported by appropriate examplesThe [book] is recommended not only for enthusiasts of the genre, but also for anyone who has ever wondered why some people enjoy horror films. The book raises some questions about our own psyche worth pondering about."--Mayra Calvani, New York Journal of Books

"The Philosophy of Horror provides new insights into a familiar genre. And, like the Cedar Point commercial that comes on each autumn, advertising family-friendly October weekends, it's 'fun scary, not scary scary.'"--The Plain Dealer