| Description |
xv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Investigating cult TV
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Investigating cult TV.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index. |
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Includes TV and filmography: (pages 253-259). |
| Contents |
Table of contents -- Introduction : Horror begins at home -- The TV in TV horror : production and broadcast contexts -- Mainstreaming horror -- Shaping horror : from single play to serial drama -- Adaptation : translating horror tales -- The horror auteur -- Revising the gothic -- The excess of TV horror -- Horror, art and disruption -- TV as horror -- The monster in our living room : from Barnabas Collins to Dexter Morgan -- Conclusion : The road so far. |
| Subject |
Horror television programs -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Abbott, Stacey.
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| Added Title |
Television horror |
| ISBN |
9781848856172 (hardback) |
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1848856172 (hardback) |
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9781848856189 (paperback) |
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1848856180 (paperback) |
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