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Author:   Agnieszka Kotwasinska
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
ISBN:  

9781837720125

ISBN 10:   1837720126
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   15 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Defining Horror Horror and the Gothic Women Writers in Horror Fiction and Horror Studies Defining Intimacy Overview of Chapters Chapter 1. Uncanny in the House of Fear Introduction Uncanny Houses Void Dreams in Dead in the Water Unhomely Funhole in The Cipher The Queer (Uncanny) Desire in Drawing Blood Conclusions Chapter 2. Grotesque Monsters and Hybrid Subjectivities Introduction Grotesque Bodies Hybrid Lesbian Bodies in The Drowning Girl Male Grotesque in Sineater Monstrous Girlhood in The Rust Maidens Conclusion Chapter 3. Blood(y) Ties in Vampire Fictions Introduction Towards Abjection Gilda’s Sensual Vampires Escaping the ‘Little Wife’ in Black Ambrosia Prodigal Children (Not) Coming Home Conclusion Chapter 4. Spectral Kinship and Ghostly Selves Introduction The Ghostly Other in Horror Fiction Dangerous Dis/possessions in Come Closer The ‘Wandering Subject’ in The Between Familial Disintegration in Within These Walls Conclusion Afterword BIBLIOGRAPHY

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"""Theoretically savvy and demonstrating an impressive command of Gothic Horror, Kotwasińska's analysis of kinship, intimacy, and corporeality in women's horror makes clear how ideas of family often act as sources of dread rather than comfort in the work of Kathe Koja, Poppy Z. Brite, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Tananarive Due and others. This is an essential contribution to the study of modern horror.""-- ""Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Central Michigan University"""

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This book is predominantly aimed at academics, including from undergraduate level who are studying horror fiction, particularly American horror fiction.

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