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[email protected] warwick.ac.uk/lib-publications The Children’s Horror Film: Beneficial fear and subversive pleasure in an (im)possible Hollywood subgenre Catherine Lester A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Film and Television Studies Department of Film and Television Studies University of Warwick October 2016 Table of Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................. 4 Declaration of Inclusion of Published Work ............................................................................ 5 Abstract .................................................................................................................................... 6 List of Illustrations .................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction – Thinking of the Children ......................................................................... 11 Structure and Aims ...........................................................................................................