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The Cambridge companion to American horror [electronic resource] / edited by Stephen Shapiro, University of Warwick, Mark Storey, University of Warwick.

Contributor Shapiro, Stephen, 1964- editor.

ImprintCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Description1 online resource (xii, 202 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Note: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.

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Contributor
Shapiro, Stephen, 1964- editor.
Storey, Mark (Literature teacher) editor.
Series Statement
Cambridge companions to literature
Subject:
Horror tales, American -- History and criticism.
Horror films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Series Added Entry-Uniform title
Cambridge companions to literature.