The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture

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.

Author: B. Murphy
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230218109

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2010

About the Author
BERNICE M. MURPHY is Lecturer in Popular Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She edited the collection Shirley Jackson: Essays on the Literary Legacy (2005) and is co-founder/editor of the online Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies.

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