{"product_id":"9781350498105","title":"Dark Programmes for Creepy Kids Resurrecting Millennial Children’s Horror Television in Australia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eB-TV: Television Under the Critical Radar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDark Programmes for Creepy Kids\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eResurrecting Millennial Children’s Horror Television in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMerinda Staubli | Erin Giannini | Kristopher Karl Woofter | Stephanie A. Graves\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorror television made for children has historically been dismissed as 'trash'. Debates about horror and television in psychology and popular discourse have often focused on shielding children from potentially harmful content, marking horror content for children as a kind of misguided mission. However, during the 1990s and early 2000s, children's horror television flourished. This book argues that children's horror television is a distinct subgenre that has had a lasting impact on viewers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeparting from comedic children's horror series such as \u003ci\u003eThe Trap Door \u003c\/i\u003e(1986–1990) and \u003ci\u003eScooby Doo: Where Are You! \u003c\/i\u003e(1969–1970)\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e children's programs in the 1990s and 2000s were not afraid to frighten young viewers, including anthology series such as \u003ci\u003eGoosebumps\u003c\/i\u003e (1995–1998) and \u003ci\u003eAre You Afraid of the Dark? \u003c\/i\u003e(1990–2000). Despite these programs' longevity and enduring popularity, they remain under-researched. Focusing on children's horror television that aired in Australia during this period, this book employs a combination of ethnographic audience research about adults' memories of the tv shows they watched as kids, textual analysis, and reception studies to analyse these programs' unique characteristics and the meanings they have for fans and former viewers. Merinda Staubli argues that children's horror TV invites child viewers to confront and perhaps overcome their fears within thrilling, age-appropriate horror story worlds, and that depictions of the monstrous and strange in children's programming can promote acceptance of difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMerinda Staubli is a sessional tutor and guest lecturer at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350498105\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976388862092,"sku":"9781350498105","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8b3703f9-d11c-428d-8cb7-6bdb1de5c0b5.jpg?v=1787715632","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350498105","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}