Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Contents VII
4. List of figures IX
5. List of tables XI
6. List of abbreviations XIII
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Horror: How to scream because of incongruity 4
9. 2 Humor: How to smile about incongruity 37
10. 3 Humor & horror: Processing incongruity 84
11. 4 Humor & horror: An experimental comparison 113
12. 5 Discussion & conclusion 176
13. References 195
14. Index 219