Book contents
- Front matter
- Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 ‘The dead – the slain – the unavenged’ – trauma in the 1940s and 1950s
- 2 ‘Men are beasts! Wild beasts! Wild beasts must be destroyed!’ – gender in the 1940s and 1950s
- 3 ‘Confusion turns to fear’ – race in the 1940s and 1950s
- 4 Monster kids – bridging the pre- and post-CCA eras
- 5 ‘The war has done strange things to you’ – trauma in the 1960s and 1970s
- 6 ‘This isn’t a dream! This is really happening!’ – gender in the 1960s and 1970s
- 7 ‘We are a species that fears itself most of all’ – race in the 1960s and 1970s
- Conclusion: Appropriating white male fear
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 February 2026
Book contents
- Front matter
- Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 ‘The dead – the slain – the unavenged’ – trauma in the 1940s and 1950s
- 2 ‘Men are beasts! Wild beasts! Wild beasts must be destroyed!’ – gender in the 1940s and 1950s
- 3 ‘Confusion turns to fear’ – race in the 1940s and 1950s
- 4 Monster kids – bridging the pre- and post-CCA eras
- 5 ‘The war has done strange things to you’ – trauma in the 1960s and 1970s
- 6 ‘This isn’t a dream! This is really happening!’ – gender in the 1960s and 1970s
- 7 ‘We are a species that fears itself most of all’ – race in the 1960s and 1970s
- Conclusion: Appropriating white male fear
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This introductory chapter outlines the key concerns of the book. It offers a brief history of the horror genre and the American comics industry. It considers the effects and social function of horror and presents the core thesis of the book. It closes with an overview of each chapter.
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- Printing terrorAmerican horror comics as Cold War commentary and critique, pp. 1 - 40Publisher: Manchester University PressFirst published in: 2026
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