Zombies, vampires and ghosts feature prominently in nearly all forms of entertainment in the 21st century, including popular fiction, film, comics, television and computer games. But these creatures have been vital to the entertainment industry since the best-seller books of a century and half ago. Monsters don't just invade popular culture, they help sell popular culture.

This collection of new essays covers 150 years of enduringly popular Gothic monsters who have shocked and horrified audiences in literature, film and comics. The contributors unearth forgotten monsters and reconsider familiar ones, examining the audience taboos and fears they embody.

About the Author
Sharla Hutchison, a Professor of English at Fort Hays State University, USA has authored critical articles on Gothic fiction, Modern literature, and women writers. She lives in Hays, Kansas.

Rebecca A. Brown teaches college in Seattle, USA. She enjoys reading and writing about children in horror films and monsters in picturebooks.

Reviews
"with this collection, Hutchison and Brown break new ground in monster studies...informed and sophisticated use of postmodern critical approaches...recommended"-Choice; "the essays assess a century and a half of such content across a variety of media-literature, film, and comics"-Communications Booknotes Quarterly.



Book Information
ISBN 9780786495061
Author Sharla Hutchison
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc