American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Dauber, Jeremy
American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Dauber, Jeremy

American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need....
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Author: Jeremy Dauber
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American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Dauber, Jeremy

American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

$48.85
American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Dauber, Jeremy

American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

$48.85
Author: Jeremy Dauber
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book."
--Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group

From the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and, ultimately, culture--from the taut, terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the grisly, lingering films of Jordan Peele

America is held captive by horror stories. They flicker on the screen of a darkened movie theater and are shared around the campfire. They blare out in tabloid true-crime headlines, and in the worried voices of local news anchors. They are consumed, virally, on the phones in our pockets. Like the victims in any slasher movie worth its salt, we can't escape the thrall of scary stories.

In American Scary, noted cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber takes the reader to the startling origins of horror in the United States. Dauber draws a captivating through line that ties historical influences ranging from the Salem witch trials and enslaved-person narratives directly to the body of work we more closely associate with horror today: the weird tales of H. P. Lovecraft, the lingering fiction of Shirley Jackson, the disquieting films of Alfred Hitchcock, the up-all-night stories of Stephen King, and the gripping critiques of Jordan Peele.

With the dexterous weave of insight and style that have made him one of America's leading historians of popular culture, Dauber makes the haunting case that horror reveals the true depths of the American mind.

Author: Jeremy Dauber
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781643753560


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2024
Publishers Weekly 09/09/2024
BookPage 10/01/2024

About the Author

Jeremy Dauber is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. His books include Jewish Comedy and The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. More recently he is the author of Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew and American Comics: A History. He lives in New York City.


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