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Alissa Burger
Drawing on critical analysis of film, horror, the Gothic, and King scholarship, Burger considers Andy Muschietti's IT Chapter One (2017) and IT Chapter Two (2019) on multiple levels: as film…
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This is the first book-length study of The Golden Girls, which ran for seven award-winning seasons from 1985-1992 and produced two spin-offs. Offering fresh insights into its cross-generational and cross-cultural…
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The Dark Tower series is significant in its cross-references to Stephen King’s other works, ranging from overt connections like characters to more subtle allusions. This book examines these connections and…
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This collection highlights the diverse ways comics and graphic novels are used in English and literature classrooms, whether to develop critical thinking or writing skills, paired with a more traditional…
Addresses the quirky, off-beat elements that made Pushing Daisies a popular success, as well as fodder for scholarly inquiry. Divided into three main sections, the essays address the themes of…
This volume examines six especially significant incarnations of the story. A close consideration of these works demonstrates how versions of Baum’s tale are influenced by and help shape notions of…
This book explores fictional representations of animals in animated and live-action film and television and examines the way these representations intersect with culture, race, gender, class, disability, and health issues…
This book is a comprehensive, current scholarly analysis of the works of one of the world’s most renowned and successful filmmakers. Written by some of the top scholars working in…
A Critical Companion to Tim Burton is a comprehensive examination of Tim Burton’s entire artistic career and film oeuvre. Each chapter in this book is scholarly yet accessible and the…
Janet G. Casey
Popular American fiction has now secured a routine position in the higher education classroom despite its historic status as culturally suspect. This newfound respect and inclusion have almost certainly changed…
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Bringing together work by many noted scholars and writers of horror fiction, this book provides the first substantial critical consideration of the complex relationship between H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan…
This interdisciplinary edited collection examines multiple themes found within the popular Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Chapters on topics such as genre, postmodernism, adaptation, history, fashion, and ideology offer…
This collection focuses on the social forces and ideologies-such as race, class, gender, religion, and the economy-that play a key role in constructing and framing fear, monsters, and the monstrous…
