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Gothicka : vampire heroes, human gods, and the new supernatural /

Nelson, Victoria.

Gothicka : vampire heroes, human gods, and the new supernatural / Victoria Nelson. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012. - xiii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

White dog, the prequel : between imagination and belief -- Faux Catholic : a Gothick subgenre from Monk Lewis to Dan Brown -- Gothick God : the worshipful world of Horror Fandom -- Decommissioning Satan : in favor of his man-god whelps -- Gothick romance : the danse macabre of women -- The bright God beckons : the new vampire romance -- Postapocalyptic Gothick : that means zombies (and the occasional zampire) -- The Gothick theater of Halloween : performing allegory -- The ten rules of Sitges : global Gothic horror -- Cathedral head : the Gothick cosmos of Guillermo del Toro -- The new Christian Gotchik : The shack and other cathedrals -- Epilogue: questions without answers.

9780674050143 (alk. paper)

2011041651


Gothic fiction (Literary genre)--History and criticism.
Gothic revival (Literature)--History and criticism.
Horror tales--History and criticism.
Spirituality in literature.
Horror films--History and criticism.
Horror comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.
Goth culture (Subculture)--History and criticism.

PN3435 / .N45 2012

700/.415

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