Comfort Sequels: The Psychology of Movie Sequels from the 80s and 90s

This sneaky memoir celebrates the campiness and nostalgia of some of the more infamous (some might say underappreciated) sequels of the eighties and nineties, with brand-new interviews with cast and creative team members, while at the same time emphatically conveying the restorative power these films had on the author's traumatic -- sometimes even dangerous -- upbringing.

In the late eighties and early nineties, while other kids were playing softball, Emily was sporting a Pink Ladies jacket,...