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A Year of Fear: A Day by Day Guide to 366 Horror Films

This eclectic overview of horror cinema offers up a collection of horror films for practically any occasion and literally every day of the year.

Monstrous Nature: Environment and Horror on the Big Screen

Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann demonstrate how the horror film and its offshoots can often be understood in relation to a monstrous nature that has evolved either deliberately or by accident and that generates fear in humanity as both character and audience.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. 

Gender and Contemporary Horror in Television

This edited collection investigates the rising popularity of horror-television through deconstructing the gender roles within them via series of case studies including such programs as Hannibal, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, Penny Dreadful, Supernatural, The Exorcist and Bates Motel. 

Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Films

Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema.

Internet Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Television Series, 1998-2003

This is the first ever compilation on Internet television and provides details of 405 programs from 1998 to 2013. Each entry contains the storyline, descriptive episode listings, cast and crew lists, the official website and comments. An index of personnel and programs concludes the book. From Barry the Demon Hunter to Time Traveling Lesbian to Hamilton Carver, Zombie P.I., it is a previously undocumented entertainment medium that is just now coming into focus. 

Carmilla

In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest – the beautiful Carmilla.

The Hellbound Heart

The Hellbound Heart is one of Barker's best—a nerve-shattering novella about the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within its endless domain.


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