As American as Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie: Constructing Community in Contemporary American Horror FictionThis book does nothing less than redefine the very genre of horror fiction, calling into question the usual conventions, motifs, and elements. Unlike many critics of this genre, Linda Holland-Toll sees dis/affirmative horror fiction acting neither to soothe fears nor reduce them to the vicarious “thrills ‘n’ chills” mode, but as intensifying the fears inherent in everyday life. |
Contents
The Strategies of Exclusion | 14 |
Introduction | 29 |
Breaking Down the Monster | 54 |
Problems in Construction and Identity | 76 |
Introduction | 105 |
Inhabiting the Corrupted | 122 |
We All Live on Maple Street | 145 |
Introduction | 177 |
Clapping the MindForged Manacles | 199 |
Monstered Bodies the Body Politic | 226 |
Worth Studying or Suitable for Wrapping the Garbage? | 249 |
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