| The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Murphy, B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230218105 ISBN-13: 9780230218109 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: An examination of the way American suburbia has been depicted in Gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day, in which Bernice Murphy demonstrates that Gothic depictions of suburbia provide an intriguing glimpse into the way modern American society views itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | American - General - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 813.087 |
| LCCN: 2009041871 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first sustained examination of the depiction of American suburbia in gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day. Beginning with Shirley Jackson's The Road Through the Wall, Murphy discusses representative texts from each decade, including I Am Legend, Bewitched, Halloween and Desperate Housewives . |