Criminological Understandings of Horror Films

Reel Fear

Krista S. Gehring, Stacie Merken, Emily Lenning, Walter S. DeKeseredy (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

262 Seiten

2024
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-6669-4670-3 (ISBN)

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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.

Krista S. Gehring is professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work at the University of Houston Downtown. Stacie Merken is associate professor and chair of criminal justice at Indiana University South Bend as well as a Senior Mosaic Faculty Fellow Emily Lenning is professor of criminal justice at Fayetteville State University. Walter S. DeKeseredy is Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and professor of sociology at West Virginia University.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	28.08.2024
Reihe/Serie	Research in Horror Studies
Co-Autor	Susana Avalos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 236 mm
Gewicht	531 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-6669-4670-2 / 1666946702
ISBN-13	978-1-6669-4670-3 / 9781666946703
Zustand	Neuware