The gothic imagination
Subtitle: conversations on fantasy, horror, and science fiction in the media
By: John C. Tibbetts ; preface by Richard Holmes
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780230118164; 9780230118171
Subjects: Gothic revival (Literature); Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English; Fantasy films; Horror in art; Horror television programs; History and criticism; Fantasy in art; Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American; Science fiction films; Science fiction television programs; Horror films
Description: "The Gothic tradition continues to excite the popular imagination. John C. Tibbetts presents interviews and conversations with prominent novelists, filmmakers, artists, and film and television directors and actors as they trace the Gothic mode across three centuries, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, through H.P. Lovecraft, to today's science fiction, goth, and steampunk culture. H. P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Robert (Psycho) Bloch, Chris (The Polar Express, Jumanji) Van Allsburg, Maurice Sendak, Gahan Wilson, Ray Harryhausen, Christopher Reeve, Greg Bear, William Shatner, and many more share their worlds of imagination and terror"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Voices heard 'round the cosmic campfire; title: The lovecraft circle; title: The heroic age of fantasy and science fiction; title: The Bradbury chronicles; title: Destination: Mars!; title: The extravagant gaze; title: "Where no man has gone before..."; title: The music of terror; title: Postmodern Gothic; title: "The heresy of humanism"; title: "Night vision".