GERMAN 2Q03

HORROR FILM: VAMPIRES, MONSTERS, AND MAD SCIENTISTS (TAUGHT IN ENGLISH)

Undergraduate

This course will explore the aesthetics of gore and violence in both classic gothic & expressionist film noir and contemporary horror films from around …

Winter 2026 · Horror Film: Vampire, Monsters · C01

Readings

From Caligari To Hitler: A Psychological History Of The German Film
Kracauer · Required
ISBN 9780691191348

Fall 2026 · Horror Film: Vampire, Monsters · C01

Readings

From Caligari To Hitler: A Psychological History Of The German Film
Kracauer · Alternative
ISBN 9780691191348
The Uncanny
Sigmund Freud · Alternative
ISBN 9780141182377

Fall 2026 · C01

This course will explore the aesthetics of gore and violence in both classic gothic & expressionist film noir and contemporary horror films from around …

Readings

Sigmund Freud, "The Uncanny" Siegfried Krakauer, "Caligari" Crane, J. L. (1994). Terror and everyday life : Singular moments in the history of the horror
Required

Fall 2025 · Horror Film: Vampire, Monsters · C01

Readings

From Caligari To Hitler: A Psychological History Of The German Film
Kracauer · Required
ISBN 9780691191348

Sources