{"product_id":"love-never-dies-emma-cole-9780807024959","title":"Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003eA romance editor looks for love where you'd least expect it--and discovers what our favorite horror films can tell us about sex, society, and ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf \u003ci\u003eSinners\u003c\/i\u003e and the 1999 cult classic \u003ci\u003eThe Mummy\u003c\/i\u003e taught Emma Cole anything in the year she spent bingeing scary movies, it's that we love to swoon, sweat, and scream. We seem to crave the uncanny and the transgressive. Emma would know: Her day job as a Harlequin book editor revolves around steamy stories that ruffle feathers and rip bodices. In \u003ci\u003eLove Never Dies\u003c\/i\u003e, she shows how our favorite horror films flirt with familiar tropes and themes to give us romantic subplots that are just as spine-tingling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmma takes readers behind the scenes of films like Tod Browning's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e and Josh Ruben's \u003ci\u003eHeart Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring how and why movies blur the lines of horror and romance. The books dives into \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The \"Dark Moment\" and how it signals an HEA (Happily Ever After)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ehaving a lover (spoiler alert) saved Jamie Lee Curtis's Laurie Strode in \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterview with the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e, and Gothic horror's comeback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How romance, especially monster romance, is often a stand-in for uncomfortable truths \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom vampires and monsters to slashers and psychological thrillers, \u003ci\u003eLove Never Dies \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the enthralling nature of horror romance films that are full of heart. It's just that sometimes, those hearts are on the outside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807024953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807024959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Emma Cole","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447251611903,"sku":"9780807024959","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d6527a9-93d5-4ea2-a348-f15bf4e7802e.jpg?v=1777229861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-never-dies-emma-cole-9780807024959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}