Death in Supernatural

Amanda Taylor works at California State University, Sam Bernardino. Her research interests include zombies, Firefly, Futurama, Keats, science fiction, cultural studies of science, and posthuman theory. Susan Nylander (as Susan Landers) spent 35 years in broadcast radio as an air talent and music director. She is now a full-time professor of English composition and literature at Barstow Community College in California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForewordJulian Richings (aka Death)“Oh, Hello, Death!” An Introduction (Susan Nylander and Amanda Taylor)American Traditions and AttitudesDeath, American Style: Americana and a Cultural History of Death (Susan Nylander)Got Salt? Human Remains and Haunting in Supernatural(Rebecca Stone Gordon)A Familiar Soundscape: Existentialism, Winchester Exceptionalism and the Evolution of Death in Supernatural(Sarah Elaine Neill)Folklore and Mythology Blood, Death and “Demonic ­Germ Warfare”: Family and the Legend of Roanoke in Supernatural (Rebecca M. Lush)Wheelin’ and Dealin’: Crossroads Mythology, ­Deal-Makingand Death in Supernatural (Racheal Harris)ResurrectionDeath, Resurrection and the Monstrous Evolution of the Winchesters (Jessica George)“When I come back, I’m gonna be pissed”: Signaling Narrative and Character Shifts Through Death in Supernatural (Erin M. Giannini)When Women Die “The (Dead) Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo”: Supernatural and the Disposable Other (Anastasia Salter)“I prefer ladies with more experience”: Virgins, Whores and ­Post-Feminine Death in Supernatural (Freddie Harris Ramsby)Grief and GrievingDean’s Groundhog Day: Negotiating the Inevitability of Death via Supernatural (Michail-Chrysovalantis Markodimitrakis)“In My Time of Dying”: Lessons on Grief in Supernatural (Amanda Taylor)“That’s It? A Kansas Song?” A Conclusion (?) (Amanda Taylor and Susan Nylander)Afterword (Lynn S. Zubernis)Appendix 1: Cast of CharactersAppendix 2: Episode ListAbout the ContributorsIndex

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