Description: Horror films have traditionally sunk their teeth into straitened times, reflecting, expressing and validating the spirit of the epoch, and capitalising on the political and cultural climate in which they are made. This book shows how the horror genre has adapted itself to the transformation of contemporary American politics and the mutating role of traditional and new media in the era of Donald Trumps Presidency of the United States. Exploring horrors renewed potential for political engagement in a socio-political climate characterised by the angst of civil conflict, the deception of alternative facts and the threat of nuclear or biological conflict and global warming, the book examines the intersection of film, politics, and American culture and society through a bold critical analysis of popular horror (films, television shows, podcasts and online parodies).

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