{"product_id":"gothic-realities-l-andrew-cooper-9780786448357","title":"Gothic Realities: The Impact of Horror Fiction on Modern Culture","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. Andrew Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786448350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786448357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"L. Andrew Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086856073471,"sku":"9780786448357","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8c5437d-ba1f-48e3-847b-899de3860fda.jpg?v=1769096975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gothic-realities-l-andrew-cooper-9780786448357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}