Murphy, Bernice M. An examination of the depiction of American suburbia in gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es). Beginning with a discussion of Shirley Jackson\'s novel The Road Through the Wall (1948) and ending with Desperate Housewives (2004), this book discusses representative texts from each decade up to the present day. Palgrave Macmillan, Sep 15, 2009 - Literary Criticism - 236 pages. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. This is a fantastic read for anyone interested in place/space, the gothic genre and its offshoots (horror and sf specifically), environmental issues in American cityscapes/suburbanscapes and in horror, apocalyptic ficiton, and gender shifts in the 20/21st centuries. And what actually is the Suburban Gothic? Notes Bibliography Filmography Index. This book presents a variety of socio-legal perspectives on issues of domestic violence and abuse. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Hardback, Book. 333-335. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: Your request to send this item has been completed. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, '[A] lively and accessible study [...] [This book] will be of use to both researchers and students, thanks to the deft way [Murphy] handles the interaction betweeen intellectual history, suburban studies and popular culture. Who else has sold more than 200 million... An examination of the way American suburbia has been depicted in Gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day, in which Bernice Murphy demonstrates that Gothic depictions of suburbia provide an intriguing glimpse into the way modern American society views itself. You Only Moved the Headstones!’ Haunted Suburbia, Don’t Go Down to the Basement! 0 with reviews - Be the first. BERNICE M. MURPHY is Lecturer in Popular Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select.

The first sustained examination of the depiction of American suburbia in gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day. [Bernice M Murphy] -- From the beginnings of the post-war era, suburbia has frequently served as a setting for narratives of fear, repression and horror. The first sustained examination of the depiction of American suburbia in gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day.


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