Blood on the Lens: Trauma and Anxiety in American Found Footage Horror Cinema

Through an identification of key case studies both mainstream and lesser known, Blood on the Lens: Trauma and Anxiety in American Found Footage Horror Cinema argues that found footage horror cinema is uniquely able to confront a pervasive contemporary culture of anxiety and trauma. This book traces how and why the subgenre has continued to endure, even as we enter a post—cinematic landscape.
Through three distinct sections, Blood on the Lens proposes key observations on the found footage hor...