The Cambridge Companion to American Horror

by Stephen Shapiro (Editor), Mark Storey (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781009069892
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/04/2022
Series:	Cambridge Companions to Literature
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Stephen Shapiro is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick. Author or editor of 17 books, some of his most recent include Pentecostal Modernism: Lovecraft, Los Angeles, and World-Systems Culture and as part of the Warwick Research Collective, Combined and Uneven Development: Towards a New Theory of World-Literature.

Mark Storey is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, where his teaching includes 'American Horror Story: US Gothic Cultures, 1619 to Tomorrow'. He is the author of two books on American literature: Rural Fictions, Urban Realities (2013) and Time and Antiquity in American Empire (2021).

Table of Contents

Introduction: American Horror: Genre and History Mark Storey and Stephen Shapiro; Part I. Histories: 1. Slavery Maisha Wester; 2. Capitalism Mark Steven; 3. Religion and Spirituality Carl H. Sederholm; 4. Settlement and Imperialism Johan Höglund; 5. Censorship and State Regulation Kendall R. Phillips; 6. Schlock, Kitsch, and Camp Esther Leslie; Part II. Genres: 7. Body Horror Xavier Aldana Reyes; 8. Queer Horror Laura Westengard; 9. Folk Horror Bernice M. Murphy; 10. Occult Horror Darryl Jones; 11. SF and the Weird Betsy Huang; 12. Monsters and the Monstrous Dawn Keetley.