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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      21 July 2022
      04 August 2022
      ISBN:
      9781009071550
      9781316513002
      9781009069892
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009071550
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.48kg, 222 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.34kg, 222 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Area Studies, American Literature, American Studies, English Literature: General Interest, Literary Theory
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Literature
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Area Studies, American Literature, American Studies, English Literature: General Interest, Literary Theory
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Literature
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    Opening up the warm body of American Horror – through literature, film, TV, music, video games, and a host of other mediums – this book gathers the leading scholars in the field to dissect the gruesome histories and shocking forms of American life. Through a series of accessible and informed essays, moving from the seventeenth century to the present day, The Cambridge Companion to American Horror explores one of the liveliest and most progressive areas of contemporary culture. From slavery to censorship, from occult forces to monstrous beings, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in America's most terrifying cultural expressions.

    Reviews

    ‘The Cambridge Companion to American Horror effectively introduces readers to contemporary scholarly conversations within and champions of American Gothic and horror humanities. This collection will suit a variety of audiences, from the most committed to the novice horror fan. It will especially satisfy scholars looking for an accessible gloss of what will undoubtedly continue to be a growing and increasingly nuanced field. I hope that horror scholars will interpret Storey and Shapiro’s gauntlet of transformation as a call for continued interdisciplinary scholarship on American as well as other horror traditions.’

    Alex M. Anderson Source: Science Fiction Film and Television

    ‘The signal work of 2022 received is Stephen Shapiro and Mark Storey’s collection ‘The Cambridge Companion to American Horror’.’

    James Gifford Source: The Year's Work in English Studies

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