by Bernice M . Murphy (Author)
The first sustained examination of the depiction of American suburbia in gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day. Beginning with Shirley Jackson's The Road Through the Wall , Murphy discusses representative texts from each decade, including I Am Legend , Bewitched , Halloween and Desperate Housewives .
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 2009
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 21 Aug 2009
ISBN 10: 0230218105
ISBN 13: 9780230218109