Contemporary Horror on Screen

This book highlights how horror in film and television creates platforms to address distinct areas of modern-day concern. In examining the prevalence of dark tropes in contemporary horror films such asGet Out,Annabelle: Creation,A Quiet Place,HereditaryandThe Nun, as well as series such asStranger Things,American Horror StoryandGame of Thrones,amongst numerous others,the authors contend that we are witnessing the emergence of a 'horror renaissance'. They posit that horror films or programmes, once widely considered to be a low form of popular culture entertainment, can contain deeper meanings or subtext and are increasingly covering serious subject matter.Thisbook thus explores how horror is utilised as a tool to explore social and political anxieties of the cultural momentand is thus presented as a site for contestation, exploration and expansion to discuss present-day fears. It demonstrates how contemporary horror reflects the horror of modern-day life, be it political, biological, socialor environmental. A vital contribution to studies of the horror genre in contemporary culture, and the effect it has on social anxieties in a threatening and seemingly apocalyptic time for the world, this is a vital text for students and researchers in popular culture, film, television and media studies.