Ecohorror represents human fears about the natural world-killer
plants and animals, catastrophic weather events, and disquieting
encounters with the nonhuman. Its portrayals of animals, the
environment, and even scientists build on popular conceptions of
zoology, ecology, and the scientific process. As such, ecohorror is
a genre uniquely situated to address life, art, and the dangers of
scientific knowledge in the Anthropocene. Featuring new readings of
the genre, Fear and Nature brings ecohorror texts and theories into
conversation with other critical discourses. The chapters cover a
variety of media forms, from literature and short fiction to manga,
poetry, television, and film. The chronological range is equally
varied, beginning in the nineteenth century with the work of Edgar
Allan Poe and finishing in the twenty-first with Stephen King and
Guillermo del Toro. This range highlights the significance of
ecohorror as a mode. In their analyses, the contributors make
explicit connections across chapters, question the limits of the
genre, and address the ways in which our fears about nature
intersect with those we hold about the racial, animal, and bodily
"other." A foundational text, this volume will appeal to
specialists in horror studies, Gothic studies, the environmental
humanities, and ecocriticism. In addition to the editors, the
contributors include Kristen Angierski, Bridgitte Barclay, Marisol
Cortez, Chelsea Davis, Joseph K. Heumann, Dawn Keetley, Ashley
Kniss, Robin L. Murray, Brittany R. Roberts, Sharon Sharp, and Keri
Stevenson.
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