{"product_id":"rational-fears-american-horror-in-the-1950s-9780719036248","title":"Rational Fears: American Horror in the 1950s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRational Fears: American Horror in the 1950s\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jancovich, Mark. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780719036248.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis re-assessment of 1950s American horror films relates them to the cultural debates of the period and to other examples of the horror genre: novels and comics. Through close analysis of a wide range of films such as \"I Was a Teenage Werewolf\" and \"Creature of the Black Lagoon\" Mark Jancovich argues that horror films of the 1950s developed a critique of conservatism, conformity, mass society and masculinity. In addition, he claims that while many critics have seen contemporary horror as the product of a \"break\" with that of the 1950s, most of the key elements within recent horror films and novels were actually established during this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977637261365,"sku":"ByrdShop_0719036240","price":228.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780719036248_084fbc0a-83ae-4bda-a10d-2e13be649700.jpg?v=1778932413","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rational-fears-american-horror-in-the-1950s-9780719036248","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}