{"product_id":"gothic-realities-the-impact-of-horror-fiction-on-modern-culture-9780786448357","title":"Gothic Realities: The Impact of Horror Fiction on Modern Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): L. Andrew Cooper\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Gothic \u0026amp; Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Eighteenth-century critics believed Gothic fiction would inspire deviant sexuality, instill heretical beliefs, and encourage antisocial violence--this book puts these beliefs to the test. After examining the assumptions behind critics' fears, it considers nineteenth-century concerns about sexual deviance, showing how \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dorian Gray, \u003c\/i\u003e and other works helped construct homosexuality as a pathological, dangerous phenomenon. It then turns to television and film, particularly \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e and David DeCoteau's direct-to-video movies, to trace Gothicized sexuality's lasting impact. Moving to heretical beliefs, \u003ci\u003eGothic Realities\u003c\/i\u003e surveys ghost stories from Dickens's \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePoltergeist\u003c\/i\u003e, articulating the relationships between fiction and the \"real\" supernatural. Finally, it considers connections between Gothic horror and real-world violence, especially the tragedies at Columbine and Virginia Tech.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46882243412119,"sku":"9780786448357","price":2834.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786448357.webp?v=1770234401","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gothic-realities-the-impact-of-horror-fiction-on-modern-culture-9780786448357","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}