Dance of death

One of the most famous non -artistic works of Stephen King, in which he does not act as a writer, but in the role of critic, thoughtfully, subtly and with humor analyzing the horror genre.
Written on the basis of the cycle of lectures of King "Features of the literature on the supernatural", this book will tell a lot of new about the culture of horrors" in the cinema, on the radio and, of course, in literature. Especially inspired by Stephen King tells about the horror genre in cinema - and even attaches to the book a list of his favorite films.
So, why do we like the "terrible" stories so much? What works of the classics of American literature of the twentieth century influenced the development of the genre? And, finally, what films are wandering to the craftsman himself?