{"product_id":"the-horror-show-catalog","title":"The Horror Show","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Horror Show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Jessica Niebel. Foreword by Amy Homma. Introduction by Jessica Niebel. Text by Nicholas Barlow, Willem Dafoe, Tananarive Due, Kier-La Janisse, Rebekah McKendry, Carmen Maria Machado, Lindsay Nelson, Osgood Perkins and Angela M. Smith. Section texts and captions by Bradford Nordeen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horror Show \u003c\/i\u003ehonors horror’s enormous cultural impact and enduring popularity on screen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePacked with behind-the-scenes snapshots, costume sketches, special effects designs, iconic props, and much more, \u003ci\u003eThe Horror Show\u003c\/i\u003e honors horror as one of the most emotionally resonant and innovative types of filmmaking. With six themed sections—Gothic, Psychological, Science, Slasher, Religion and Ghosts—each chapter invites readers into its own setting and explores themes of representations, identity, sexuality, and ability.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIncluding a preface by actor Willem Dafoe and an afterword from filmmaker Osgood Perkins, \u003ci\u003eThe Horror Show\u003c\/i\u003e encourages readers to recognize themselves within horror’s familiar tropes, challenge their assumptions, and understand the cultural power of horror. From \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003e(1931) and \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003e(1931) to \u003ci\u003eThe Substance\u003c\/i\u003e (2024) and \u003ci\u003eSinners \u003c\/i\u003e(2025), this catalogue offers a comprehensive and extensive look at horror movies.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Horror Show \u003c\/i\u003eis curated by Jessica Niebel, senior exhibitions curator, with Nicholas Barlow, assistant curator, and Alexandra James Salichs, curatorial assistant, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Additional support by THI Moving Image Lab Curatorial Fellow Bradford Nordeen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibition catalogue available in hardcover version and a limited-edition magazine version (only available at the Academy Museum Store)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis item is expected to ship out the first week of October 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"DEL MONICO BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292079440049,"sku":"6997","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/5073\/4513\/files\/9781636812090_FINAL_APR28-779x1100.jpg?v=1783476263","url":"https:\/\/academymuseumstore.org\/products\/the-horror-show-catalog","provider":"Academy Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}