Creating horror comics

Horror is one of the most enduring and controversial of all cinematic genres. Horror films range from subtle and poetic to graphic and gory, but what links them together is their a...

Providing an indispensable resource for academics as well as readers interested in the evolution of horror fiction in the 20th century, this book provides a readable yet critical g...

David Pirie's acclaimed history of British gothic film and television has long been regarded as a foundational study of the roots of British horror, identifying it as ‘the only sta...

This open access book offers a systematic overview of the relations between comics and religion from the perspective of cultural sociology. How do comics function in religions? How...

What exactly is a comic? What is the difference between a comic and an illustrated novel? Could a comic be rightly counted as a work of literature? Thinking about comics ...

The chapter gives an outline of the history of American horror across media, from prehistoric roots to postmodern slasher films and horror videogames. A specifically American liter...

Identifies key – and in some cases previously overlooked – cult horror films from around the world and reappraises them by approaching and interrogating them in new ways. ...

An examination of how comics represent, confront, and sometimes perpetuate gendered violence. Lee Okan argues that comics, with their hybrid form of image and tex...