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Author:

Nelson, Victoria.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xiii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

White dog, the prequel : between imagination and belief -- Faux Catholic : a Gothick genealogy 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 and beyond -- Cathedral head : the Gothick cosmos of Guillermo del Toro -- The new Christian Gothick : The shack and other cathedrals -- Epilogue: questions without answers.

ISBN:

0674050142 (alk. paper)
9780674050143 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)757717994

LCCN:

2011041651

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)