No More Haunted Dolls : Horror Fiction That Transcends the Tropes / edited by Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sachar, Cassandra O'Sullivan, editor.

Series:

Series in critical media studies.

Series in Critical Media Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror tales--History and criticism.

Horror tales.

Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature--History and criticism.

Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.

Figures of speech--History and criticism.

Figures of speech.

Metaphor in literature--History and criticism.

Metaphor in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, [2024]

Summary:

This anthology explores various facets of horror fiction, delving into themes such as the monstrous human, cannibalism, possession, and the role of female protagonists. The book aims to transcend traditional horror tropes, offering critical essays on horror in literature, film, and video games. Edited by Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar, it includes contributions from scholars and researchers who analyze the psychological, cultural, and social dimensions of horror. The intended audience is both academic and general readers interested in horror and media studies. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Disturbed mask-ulinity : the mask motive in the slasher film / Stefan Sonntagbauer

Goremands : human cannibalism and eating the Other in contemporary fiction / Carlos A. González

Broken Christs and the advent of horror : from Shelley's Frankenstein to AMC's The Walking Dead / Zaher Alajlani

Conjured Others and exorcized bodies : reimagining the horror of possession in Alice Sola Kim's "Mothers Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying" / Melissa Eriko Poulsen

The horror of adolescence : coming of age tropes in horror cinema / Andrew Wilczak

"It's what you can't see...that's what matters" : A re-evaluation of the human monster / David Edwards

She floated away : vampirism and identity in The Pallbearers Club / Josh Hanson

Blacks in horror and cultivated bias / Lisa Wood

Why are female protagonists not believed in horror fiction? / Cass Heid

Schlock and awe : transgression and trash aesthetics in Nick Zedd's They Eat Scum / Stephan Zguta

The monstrous human : exploring the agency of fear in Stephen King's Misery / Priyanka Bharali

Archiving horror : Archive 81 and the haunting of analogue media / Maria Juko

Body horror and disability in video games : the fear of the unknown and different / Chayyim Holtkamp

Hollywood mythology and King Kong / Kazım Tolga Gürel

No one is coming to save us : government inadequacy in large-scale horror / Andrew Wilczak.

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ISBN:

9798881900342

OCLC:

1433204003