In American Horror Story and Philosophy, philosophers with varying backgrounds and interests explore different aspects of this popular “erotic thriller” TV show, with its enthusiastic cult following and strong critical approval. The result is a collection of intriguing and provo…
Introduction: Dan Curtis and television horror. The career of Dan Curtis: an overview -- Curtis's dream: Dark shadows -- Big-screen shadows: house of Dark shadows and night of Dark shadows -- Curtis and the classics: the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, The…
"Dan Curtis directed the groundbreaking daytime television serial Dark Shadows from 1966 to 1971, then turned his lens to numerous made-for-TV horror movies. This book examines 16 horror films that Curtis produced, co-wrote, or directed, as well as the cultural impact of Dark Sh…
"Dan Curtis directed the groundbreaking daytime television serial Dark Shadows from 1966 to 1971, then turned his lens to numerous made-for-TV horror movies. This book examines 16 horror films that Curtis produced, co-wrote, or directed, as well as the cultural impact of Dark Sh…
The Politics of Horror features contributions from scholars in a variety of fields--political science, English, communication studies, and others--that explore the connections between horror and politics. How might resources drawn from the study of politics inform our readings o…
"From Vampira to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, female horror movie hosts have long been a staple of late-night television. Broadcast on local stations and cable access channels, these hosts brought an entertaining blend of macabre camp and after-prime-time sexuality to American …
"From Vampira to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, female horror movie hosts have long been a staple of late-night television. Broadcast on local stations and cable access channels, these hosts brought an entertaining blend of macabre camp and after-prime-time sexuality to American …
By the last 1950s, studios saw television as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had been gathering dust in their vaults. Distributors grouped them by genre-- and Chicago's tradition of TV horror movie shows was born. From giant grasshoppers to Dracula epics,…
In recent years, the representation of alternative sexuality in the horror film and television has 'outed' itself from the shadows from which it once lurked via the embrace of an outrageously queer horror aesthetic where homosexuality is often unequivocally referenced. In this b…
"For more than a decade Alfred Hitchcock hosted a macabre television series that bore his name, and became a staple in the fabric of our living rooms. From the opening theme to Hitchcock's signature "Good evening ... ", viewers tuned in each week to watch the master at work ... …
