{"product_id":"the-horror-reader","title":"The Horror Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eHorror has been one of the most spectacular and controversial genres in both cinema and fiction - its wild excesses relished by some  vilified by many others. Often defiantly marginal  it nevertheless inhabits the very fabric of everyday life  providing us with ways of imagining and classifying our world; what is evil and what is good; what is monstrous and what is normal; what can be seen and what should remain hidden. The Horror Reader brings together 29 key articles to examine the enduring resonance of horror across culture. Spanning the history of horror in literature and film and discussing texts from Britain  the United States  Europe  the Caribbean and Hong Kong  it explores a diversity of horror forms from classic gothic literature like Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde  to contemporary serial killers  horror film fanzines and low-budget movies such as The Leech Woman and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Themes addressed include:  the fantastic  horror and psychoanalysis  monstrosities  different Frankensteins  vampires  queer horror  American gothic  splatter and slasher films  race and ethnicity  lowbrow and low-budget horror  new regional horror. The Reader opens with an introduction to the field of horror by Ken Gelder  and each thematic section includes an introductory preface. There is also a comprehensive bibliography of horror literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946244730933,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415213568","price":30.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415213561.jpg?v=1769933026","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-horror-reader","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}