03237nam a2200469Ii 4500 9781787691032 UtOrBLW 20251029120219.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 190315s2019 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781787691032 (e-book) 9781787691056 (ePUB) UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW PN1992.8.H67 G46 2019 JFD bicssc SOC032000 bisacsh 808.2 Gender and contemporary horror in television / edited by Steven Gerrard, Samantha Holland, and Robert Shail. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (xv, 241 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Emerald studies in popular culture and gender Includes bibliographical references and index. Prelims -- Introduction -- The monstrous feminine -- The monstrous masculine -- The monstrous other -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Select filmography -- Index. The successful return of horror to our television screens in the post-millennial years, and across a multi-media range of platforms, demonstrates that this previously moribund genre is once again vibrant, challenging and long-lasting. The traditional TV audience of the past would have watched very few horror TV shows, because not many were made. But that has changed. Programme makers have tapped into their public's insatiable need - in these days of terrorism, violence and mayhem - to provide programmes that have high production values, engaging storylines, and plenty of frights and gore. Horror TV offers a safety-valve for its audience, one that enables them to enter into it from the safety of their armchairs. The era of instant access, streaming, downloading and binge-watching whole seasons over a weekend, where fandom has blossomed into a cultural force, clearly shows horror as a vital part of today's TV scheduling. This edited collection investigates the rising popularity of horror-television through deconstructing the gender roles within them via series of case studies including such programmes as Hannibal, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, Penny Dreadful, Supernatural, The Exorcist and Bates Motel. By using a series of case studies and employing theoretical modes of close analysis, each chapter demonstrates how and why these TV shows are important in reflecting the changing gender roles within modern society. Print version record Horror television programs History and criticism. 59850 Sex role on television. 59851 Social Science Gender Studies. bisacsh Media studies. bicssc Gerrard, Steven, editor. 58550 Holland, Samantha, editor. 59267 Shail, Robert, editor. 59263 9781787691049 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787691032 51584 51584