{"product_id":"9781643753560","title":"American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Jeremy Dauber\"\u003eJeremy Dauber\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Jeremy Dauber\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Jeremy Dauber\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"America is the world's biggest haunted house and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Scary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the only travel guide you need. I loved this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Grady Hendrix,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Sell a Haunted House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Final Girl Support Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerica 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Scary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47839447056617,"sku":"9781643753560","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9781643753560_beff6.jpg?v=1728503861","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9781643753560","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}