Criminological Understandings of Horror Films
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Criminological Understandings of Horror Films
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This book examines horror films through a critical criminological lens. Each chapter considers how the genre impacts audiences and their understanding of topics like place, crime, and identity.
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Table of Contents
Part 1: The Spaces and Places That Haunt Us
Chapter One
A Radical Feminist Perspective on Horror in the Heartland
Walter S. DeKeseredy
Chapter Two
“An Outlet for American Rage”: A Critical Analysis of Crime in Urban Suburban Settings in The Purge Film Series
Lauren N. Moton and Stacie Merken
Chapter Three
The Villain in the Machine: Cybertechnology in Horror Films
Shelly Clevenger and Kathleen Ratajczak
Chapter Four
Escaping the Horror and Reality of Mass Incarceration
Rosemary L. Gido
Part 2: The Crimes That Horrify Us
Chapter Five
Representations of Mental Illness and Crime in Horror Films
Susan M. Henney and Krista S. Gehring
Chapter Six
I am Your Worst Nightmare: Serial Killer Portrayals in Horror Films
Stacie Merken, Hannah Good, and Allison Grabowski
Chapter Seven
In The Invisible Man, The Horrors of Intimate Partner Violence are Real
Danielle C. Slakoff and Sheena L. Gilbert
Chapter Eight
Sexual Violence in Horror Films: Routine Activities Theory and Rape Myth Acceptance
Alexa D. Sardina and Hannah Torres
Part 3: The Monsters Inside Us
Chapter Nine
Queer Fear: Anti-Queer Themes in Horror Movies
Vanessa R. Panfil
Chapter Ten
“It is Us Who are the Divine Ones. We are the Gods Who are Trapped in Cocoons”: A Critical Analysis of Get Out
Susana Avalos
Chapter Eleven
Trans Panic! At the Movies
Allyn Walker
Chapter Twelve:
‘Stay Where you Belong, Ugly Americans, or the World Will Eat You Alive’: Tourism and Fear of the “Other” in Horror Films
Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz and Emily Lenning
Chapter One
A Radical Feminist Perspective on Horror in the Heartland
Walter S. DeKeseredy
Chapter Two
“An Outlet for American Rage”: A Critical Analysis of Crime in Urban Suburban Settings in The Purge Film Series
Lauren N. Moton and Stacie Merken
Chapter Three
The Villain in the Machine: Cybertechnology in Horror Films
Shelly Clevenger and Kathleen Ratajczak
Chapter Four
Escaping the Horror and Reality of Mass Incarceration
Rosemary L. Gido
Part 2: The Crimes That Horrify Us
Chapter Five
Representations of Mental Illness and Crime in Horror Films
Susan M. Henney and Krista S. Gehring
Chapter Six
I am Your Worst Nightmare: Serial Killer Portrayals in Horror Films
Stacie Merken, Hannah Good, and Allison Grabowski
Chapter Seven
In The Invisible Man, The Horrors of Intimate Partner Violence are Real
Danielle C. Slakoff and Sheena L. Gilbert
Chapter Eight
Sexual Violence in Horror Films: Routine Activities Theory and Rape Myth Acceptance
Alexa D. Sardina and Hannah Torres
Part 3: The Monsters Inside Us
Chapter Nine
Queer Fear: Anti-Queer Themes in Horror Movies
Vanessa R. Panfil
Chapter Ten
“It is Us Who are the Divine Ones. We are the Gods Who are Trapped in Cocoons”: A Critical Analysis of Get Out
Susana Avalos
Chapter Eleven
Trans Panic! At the Movies
Allyn Walker
Chapter Twelve:
‘Stay Where you Belong, Ugly Americans, or the World Will Eat You Alive’: Tourism and Fear of the “Other” in Horror Films
Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz and Emily Lenning
Product details
| Published | Sep 05 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 262 |
| ISBN | 9781666946710 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Series | Research in Horror Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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