Description
Using case studies from a broad range of films, including the classic, campy, slasher, or prestige, and placing them within their historical context, this work extends conversations about horror and mental illness, such as post-partum depression, bulimia, Munchausen by proxy syndrome, and others. Highlighting the trope of the mentally ill mother as a pervasive image within the genre furthers examination of how these films challenge or reflect existing stereotypes and illustrates how horror can be both a site of oppression and a source for positive transformation.
About the Author
Kassia Krone is an associate professor of composition at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. Her research interests include disability studies, film, Southern and gothic fiction, women and gender studies, and epistolary studies.
Book Information
ISBN 9781476688930
Author Kassia Krone
Format Paperback
Page Count 277
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc