In this sequel to
Film, Horror, and the Body Fantastic, Badley
examines horror fiction as a fantastic genre
in which images of the body and the self are
articulated and modified. Badley places
horror fiction in its cultural context,
drawing important connections to theories of
gender and sexuality. As our culture places
increasing importance on body image, horror
fiction has provided a language for
imagining the self in new ways--often as
ungendered, transformed, or re-generated.
Focusing on the works of Stephen King, Clive
Barker, and Anne Rice, Badley approaches
horror as a discourse that articulates the
anxieties of our culture.
