Horror after 9/11 — Briefel Bowdoin Alumni The Bowdoin College Museum of

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Horror after 9/11 — Briefel Bowdoin Alumni The Bowdoin College Museum ofEdited by Aviva Briefel, Professor of English and Cinema Studies and Sam J. Miller Horror films have exploded in popularity since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, many of them breaking box office records and generating broad public discourse. These films have attracted A list talent and earned award nods, while at the same time becoming darker, more disturbing, and increasingly apocalyptic. Why has horror suddenly become more popular, and what