The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture

Murphy, B.

The first sustained examination of the depiction of American suburbia in gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day. Beginning with Shirley Jackson's The Road Through the Wall , Murphy discusses representative texts from each decade, including I Am Legend , Bewitched , Halloween and Desperate Housewives .

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-08-21

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230218109

DOI: 10.1057/9780230244757

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 236