Terrors of Uncertainty (Routledge Revivals) : the Cultural Contexts of Horror Fiction
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish date: 12/07/2015
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Preface; Introduction: Matter, method, and meaning; Part I: Horror and Helplessness in Contemporary Bestsellers 1. Horror Fiction and Social Unease - An Overview 2. Herocis and Helplessness - The Case of James Herbert 3. Language. Modes of Seeing, and Magic - The Covenant of Stephen King; Part II: Academic Perspectives 4. Catharsis and the Myth of the Beast 5. Clockwork Copy-Cats and the Study of Horrific Influences 6. Consciousness, Fiction, and the Terrors of Uncertainty; Endword: Consuming Impotence; Notes; References; Index
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