{"product_id":"demon-possession-and-sexual-violence-mzairzsad-casey-9781837723577","title":"Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Great Recession American Horror Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamines how cultural and economic anxieties in 2008 influenced the popularity of demon possession and gendered violence in American horror.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book examines American horror films as key sites for exploring contemporary anxieties around gender, power, and trauma. In this groundbreaking study, Máiréad Casey traces the resurgence of demon-possession narratives in US cinema following the 2008 financial crisis, a period marked by intensified misogyny, the rise of fourth-wave feminism, and shifting representations of sexual violence. Through incisive analysis of films such as \u003ci\u003eDeliver Us from Evil \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eThe Neon Demon \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), and \u003ci\u003eThe Scary of Sixty-First\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), this study explores how the possessed body, particularly the possessed female body, emerges as a battleground for cultural fears about sexuality, violence, and agency. \u003ci\u003eDemon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Recession American Horror Cinema \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how demon-possession films reflect, reproduce, and sometimes challenge dominant narratives about sexual violence and victimhood. Reframing possession as more than merely a horror trope, this book offers a vital lens for understanding gender and sexual politics in an age of economic precarity and social reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Máiréad Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837723575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837723577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wales Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Máiréad Casey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48742984810751,"sku":"9781837723577","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/demon-possession-and-sexual-violence-mzairzsad-casey-9781837723577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}