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Hideous progeny : disability, eugenics, and classic horror cinema / Angela M. Smith.

Monsters and mad scientists : a cultural history of the horror movie / Andrew Tudor.

Screams of reason : mad science and modern culture / David J. Skal.

Sleeping with the lights on : the unsettling story of horror / Darryl Jones.

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Hideous progeny : disability, eugenics, and classic horror cinema / Angela M. Smith.

Monsters and mad scientists : a cultural history of the horror movie / Andrew Tudor.

Screams of reason : mad science and modern culture / David J. Skal.

Sleeping with the lights on : the unsettling story of horror / Darryl Jones.