Fear Itself (2004) - Rotten Tomatoes A group of high-school students plays twisted pranks that spin dangerously out of control. Fear Itself is a sprawling, ambitious book that offers illuminating insights on nearly every page. Fear Itself is a full-length psychological thriller of 3 teens alone in Detroit. This love triangle takes a horrible turn as a prank goes very wrong, …

Constructed entirely from existing films, Fear Itself is a personal journey through fear and cinema that asks whether horror movies know us better than we know ourselves. Among Katznelson’s gifts is the one most valuable to readers and most in danger of extinction in the American academy: He writes clear, energetic prose without a …