Considering horror fiction both as a genre and as a social phenomenon, Joseph Grixti provides a theoretical and historical framework for reconsidering horror and the cultural apparatus that surrounds it. First published in 1989, the book looks at shifts in the genre's meaning - its fascination with excess, its commentaries on the categories and boundaries of culture - and at interpretations of horror from psychology, psychoanalysis, sociology, cultural and media studies.
Considering horror fiction both as a genre and as a social phenomenon, Joseph Grixti provides a theoretical and historical framework for reconsidering horror and the cultural apparatus that surrounds it. First published in 1989, the book looks at shifts in the genre's meaning - its fascination with excess, its commentaries on the categories and boundaries of culture - and at interpretations of horror from psychology, psychoanalysis, sociology, cultural and media studies.
Preface Introduction: Matter, method, and meaning Part I: Horror and Helplessness in Contemporary Bestsellers 1. Horror Fiction and Social Unease - An Overview 2. Herocis and Helplessness - The Case of James Herbert 3. Language. Modes of Seeing, and Magic - The Covenant of Stephen King Part II: Academic Perspectives 4. Catharsis and the Myth of the Beast 5. Clockwork Copy-Cats and the Study of Horrific Influences 6. Consciousness, Fiction, and the Terrors of Uncertainty Endword: Consuming Impotence Notes References Index
Preface Introduction: Matter, method, and meaning Part I: Horror and Helplessness in Contemporary Bestsellers 1. Horror Fiction and Social Unease - An Overview 2. Herocis and Helplessness - The Case of James Herbert 3. Language. Modes of Seeing, and Magic - The Covenant of Stephen King Part II: Academic Perspectives 4. Catharsis and the Myth of the Beast 5. Clockwork Copy-Cats and the Study of Horrific Influences 6. Consciousness, Fiction, and the Terrors of Uncertainty Endword: Consuming Impotence Notes References Index
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