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Transmedia terrors in post-TV horror : digital distribution, abject spectrums and participatory culture / James Rendell.

Van Pelt Library PN1992.8.H67 R46 2023
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rendell, James, author.
Contributor:
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Series:
Transmedia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 11.
Transmedia. participatory culture and media convergence ; 11
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Horror television programs--Social aspects.
Horror television programs.
Digital media--Social aspects.
Digital media.
Physical Description:
334 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]
Summary:
In the twenty-first century horror television has spread across the digital TV landscape, garnering mainstream appeal. Located within a transmedia matrix, Transmedia Terrors in Post-TV Horror triangulates this boom across screen content, industry practices, and online participatory cultures. Understanding the genre within a post-TV paradigm, the book readdresses what is horror television, analysing not only broadcast TV and streaming platforms but also portals such as YouTube, Twitch.TV, and apps. The book also investigates complex digital media ecologies, blurring distinctions between niche and general audience viewing practices, and fostering new circulation pathways for horror television from around the world. Undertaking netnography, the book further offers an innovative model - abject spectrums - to empirically explore myriad audience responses to TV horror, manifesting in various participatory practices including writing, imagery, and crafts. As such, the book greatly expands what is considered horror television, its formatting and circulation, and the transmedia materiality of audience engagement.
Contents:
Acknowledgements Introduction
TV Horror: What a Time to Be Alive... and Undead Part 1
Post-TV Horror Ecologies Chapter 1
Jekyll and Hyde: TV Horror's Incorporation of Other Genres and Audiences Chapter 2
Streaming Screaming: Post-Television Horror Texts and Platforms Chapter 3
Digital Crypt Keepers: Informal Digital Dissemination and Consumption of Post-TV Horror Part 2
Post-TV Horror Audiences Chapter 4
Not Just Horrifying: TV Horror Audiences' Abject Spectrums Chapter 5
Spreadable Splatter: TV Horror's Online Fans' Image Textuality Chapter 6
Sick Senses: Fan Food and Soundtracks as Materialities of Transmedia TV Horror Conclusion
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
ISBN:
9463726322
9789463726320
OCLC:
1381164702
Publisher Number:
99995518668

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