Society’s Nightmare: Images of Gender, Race, and Class in Horror Fiction

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Horror fiction and film are among the most popular genres, as well as the most powerful and disturbing, in American cultural life. Stephen King, Anne Rice, and others have risen to success by creating finely crafted expressions of the nightmare of the inner lives of their readers. This course explores what 20 th century horror fiction and films tell us about the inner life of the century. May not be offered in 2024-2025.