Agatha Christie and Gothic horror : adaptations and televisuality / Stuart Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Stuart James, author.

Series:

Horror and Gothic Media Cultures Series

Horror and Gothic media cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976--Criticism and interpretation.

Christie, Agatha.

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976--Television adaptations.

Horror television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Agatha Christie's work has been adapted extensively resulting in transformations that are both textual and cultural. While many adaptations are best known for being quaint murder mysteries, there are many adaptations of her work that draw on horror aesthetics. This book will look at how the growth of Agatha Christie adaptations have grown increasingly darker. Of key relevance to this study is the work of Sarah Phelps, whose 'Witness for the Prosecution', 'And Then There Were None', 'Ordeal by Innocence', 'The ABC Murders' and 'The Pale Horse' all are darker than their precedents. Born out of their contemporary screen contexts, they use entrenched literary and filmic codes of Gothic horror as central reference points for audiences. Drawing on adaptation scholarship, where adapters are interpreters as well as creators, this study will look at how Agatha Christie is closer to Gothic horror than what we realise.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Dark Moods and Deadly Puzzles

1. And Then There Were None and Fantastic Horror

2. Ordeal by Innocence and the Uncanny

3. The Pale Horse and Folk Horror

4. The Detective's Psyche in Witness for the Prosecution and The ABC Murders

Conclusion: Agnus Dei

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-69058-0

1-04-078458-5

90-485-5664-3

9781003690580

OCLC:

1429613168