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Haunted House Short Stories (Hardcover)
Rebecca Janicker; Contributions by Rebecca Buchanan, Ramsey Campbell, H.B. Diaz, Tom English, …
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"Another recent volume of the Gothic Fantasy series is Haunted
House Short Stories, which offers another selection of excellent
fiction." - Kirkus Following the great success of our Gothic
Fantasy deluxe edition short story compilations, Supernatural
Horror, Murder Mayhem, Lost Souls and many others, this latest
title takes housebound trapped spirits and creepy gothic mansions
as its chilling subject. Contains a potent mix of classic and brand
new writing, with authors from the US, Canada, and the UK. Oh, what
is that sound within the walls? The creaking floorboards, the
children hiding in the mirror, the spirits that rake across the
flesh of the mind - all find a home in this anthology of
spine-tingling tales. Classic authors include: E.F. Benson, Ambrose
Bierce, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Rhoda Broughton, Edward
Bulwer-Lytton, Bernard Capes, Ralph Adams Cram, B.M. Croker, Joseph
Sheridan le Fanu, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Elizabeth Gaskell,
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, O. Henry, William Hope Hodgson, W.W.
Jacobs, M.R. James, Rudyard Kipling, H.P. Lovecraft, Guy de
Maupassant, Edith Nesbit, Vincent O'Sullivan, Margaret Oliphant,
Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Charlotte Riddell, Mark
Twain, Hugh Walpole, Edith Wharton.
In this collection, contributors analyze the depiction of
scientists in a wide range of films and television programs that
span across genres, including horror, science fiction, crime drama,
comedy, and children's media. Scientists in popular culture, they
argue, often embody the hopes and fears associated with real-life
science, which continue to be prevalent in both fictional and
non-fiction media. By becoming the "human face" of scientific
insight and innovation, the scientist in popular culture plays a
key role in encouraging public engagement with scientific ideas.
Scholars of media studies, popular culture, and health
communication will find this book particularly useful.
Looming onto the television horror landscape in October 2011, a new
drama known simply as American Horror Story gave its eager viewers
a lurid and graphic weekly dose of psychological unease and
gruesome violence. Embracing recognized horror conventions of
spooky settings, unnerving events and terrifying monsters, series
co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk employ shocking visual
effects and a distinctive anthology format to ensure their show
continues to provide a contemporary TV take on the horror genre. As
the first book-length study of American Horror Story, this
collection examines the contribution that this franchise has made
to small screen horror. In a range of scholarly essays,
contributors offer insights pertaining to three main areas - the
entertainment industry, issues of representation and the horror
genre - pinpointing ways in which the show speaks to social
concerns, taps into classic horror tropes and offers up a
twenty-first-century version of the tale of terror.
The haunted house of American fiction is an iconic union of setting
and theme with an enduring presence in popular culture that traces
its lineage to the early English Gothic novels. Blurring the
boundaries between past and present, the living and the dead, the
haunted house - synonymous with the dark side of domesticity -
challenges accepted notions of reality and wields a special power
over the reader's imagination. Focusing on the work of H. P.
Lovecraft, Richard Matheson and Stephen King, this critical work
offers a fresh perspective on one of the most popular motifs in
American fiction. Case studies demonstrate how these authors have
kept the past alive while highlighting the complexities of modern
society, using their ghostly tales to celebrate and challenge 20th
century American history and culture.
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