The CW's long-running series Supernatural follows the adventures of brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they pursue the "family business" of hunting supernatural beings. Blending monster-of-the-week storylines with the unfolding saga of the brothers' often troubled relationship, the show represents Gothic concerns of anxiety, the monstrous, family trauma and, of course, the supernatural. The lines between human and monster, good and evil, are blurred and individual identities and motivations resist easy categorization. This collection of new essays examines how the series both incorporates and complicates Gothic elements related to traditional tropes, storytelling, women and gender issues and monstrosity.

About the Author
Melissa Edmundson specializes in 19th and 20th-century British women writers, with particular interests in ghost stories, the Gothic, and Anglo-Indian popular fiction.

Reviews
"Valuable contribution to the study of the evolution of the Gothic genre and to the rise of Gothic horror TV.... Edmundson has gathered a wonderful set of articles.... Both the editor and the publisher deserve praise for their meticulous editing of the essays in the collection...an important scholarly contribution"-H-Net Reviews; "devoted to the ongoing employment and development of the Gothic in the monster-hunting family drama"-ProtoView; "a great book"-Supernatural Wiki.



Book Information
ISBN 9780786499762
Author Melissa Edmundson
Format Paperback
Page Count 204
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc