House of Horrors Familial Intimacies in Contemporary American Horror Fiction |
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| Author:
| Kotwasinska, Agnieszka |
| Series title: | Horror Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-83772-012-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2023 |
| Publisher: | Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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An analysis of intimate relationships in modern American horror fiction. This is a study of tumultuous transformations of kinship and intimate relationships in American horror fiction over the last three decades. Twelve contemporary novels are grouped into four familiar thematic clusters--haunted houses, monsters, vampires, and hauntings--but it is primarily social scripts and concerns linked to intimacy and family life that structure the volume....
More Description An analysis of intimate relationships in modern American horror fiction.
This is a study of tumultuous transformations of kinship and intimate relationships in American horror fiction over the last three decades. Twelve contemporary novels are grouped into four familiar thematic clusters--haunted houses, monsters, vampires, and hauntings--but it is primarily social scripts and concerns linked to intimacy and family life that structure the volume.