Reading American Horror Story

Essays on the Television Franchise

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Television, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
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Author: ISBN: 9781476628929
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: February 19, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781476628929
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: February 19, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

Looming onto the television landscape in 2011, American Horror Story gave viewers a weekly dose of psychological unease and gruesome violence. Embracing the familiar horror conventions of spooky settings, unnerving manifestations and terrifying monsters, series co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk combine shocking visual effects with an engaging anthology format to provide a modern take on the horror genre. This collection of new essays examines the series’ contribution to television horror, focusing on how the show speaks to social concerns, its use of classic horror tropes and its reinvention of the tale of terror for the 21st century.

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Looming onto the television landscape in 2011, American Horror Story gave viewers a weekly dose of psychological unease and gruesome violence. Embracing the familiar horror conventions of spooky settings, unnerving manifestations and terrifying monsters, series co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk combine shocking visual effects with an engaging anthology format to provide a modern take on the horror genre. This collection of new essays examines the series’ contribution to television horror, focusing on how the show speaks to social concerns, its use of classic horror tropes and its reinvention of the tale of terror for the 21st century.

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