Overview
An indispensable resource for students and researchers of paranormal myth and media, this horror anthology explores both popular and obscure pieces about the undead and unholy. Beginning with the author's personal reflections on frightful manifestations in media, essays interrogate the roots and representations of well-known supernatural entities. Divided into three sections, chapters contextualize ghosts, vampires and monsters firmly within American culture. The section dedicated to ghosts features the author's 2004 essay ""Spectral Turn"" and explores spectrality in the work of Herman Melville and Toni Morrison. In the ""Vampires"" section, the author considers the undead bloodsucker's relationship to antisemitism, suicide and cinema. Lastly, the third section includes pieces that explore the otherizations of monsters in films like It Follows, 2017's IT and It Comes at Night. Considerations of monstrosity in the age of global pandemics, terrorism and ""stranger danger "" are also addressed at length.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9781476688299
ISBN 10: 147668829
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 30 December 2022
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Detailed and fascinating... Scholars new to these specific areas of literary or cinematic history would find it invaluable... Provides a thoughtful and well-researched history that makes for an excellent foundational text in the literary horror space.""-Journal of Popular Culture"
""Detailed and fascinating... Scholars new to these specific areas of literary or cinematic history would find it invaluable... Provides a thoughtful and well-researched history that makes for an excellent foundational text in the literary horror space.""--Journal of Popular Culture ""Detailed and fascinating... Scholars new to these specific areas of literary or cinematic history would find it invaluable... Provides a thoughtful and well-researched history that makes for an excellent foundational text in the literary horror space.""-Journal of Popular Culture
"""Detailed and fascinating... Scholars new to these specific areas of literary or cinematic history would find it invaluable... Provides a thoughtful and well-researched history that makes for an excellent foundational text in the literary horror space.""--Journal of Popular Culture"
Author Information
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock is professor of English at Central Michigan University and an associate editor for The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. He has published 27 books and more than 90 essays and book chapters on horror, fantasy, science fiction, and American literature and culture.
