Caroline Joan S. Picart is Assistant Professor of English and Humanities and Courtesy Assistant Professor of Law at Florida State University. She is the author of The Cinematic Rebirths of Frankenstein: Universal, Hammer, and Beyond and the coauthor (with Frank Smoot and Jayne Blodgett) of The Frankenstein Film Sourcebook.

• Acknowledgments 1. Frankenstein as Enduring Cinemyth 2. (Un)Leashing Laughter: Gender, Power, and Humor 3. Daemonic Dread 4. On the Edge of Terror and Humor 5. Postmodern Horror-Hilarity Notes Bibliography About the Author Index

Caroline Joan S. Picart is Assistant Professor of English and Humanities and Courtesy Assistant Professor of Law at Florida State University. She is the author of The Cinematic Rebirths of Frankenstein: Universal, Hammer, and Beyond and the coauthor (with Frank Smoot and Jayne Blodgett) of The Frankenstein Film Sourcebook.

• Acknowledgments 1. Frankenstein as Enduring Cinemyth 2. (Un)Leashing Laughter: Gender, Power, and Humor 3. Daemonic Dread 4. On the Edge of Terror and Humor 5. Postmodern Horror-Hilarity Notes Bibliography About the Author Index

Caroline Joan S. Picart is Assistant Professor of English and Humanities and Courtesy Assistant Professor of Law at Florida State University. She is the author of The Cinematic Rebirths of Frankenstein: Universal, Hammer, and Beyond and the coauthor (with Frank Smoot and Jayne Blodgett) of The Frankenstein Film Sourcebook.

• Acknowledgments 1. Frankenstein as Enduring Cinemyth 2. (Un)Leashing Laughter: Gender, Power, and Humor 3. Daemonic Dread 4. On the Edge of Terror and Humor 5. Postmodern Horror-Hilarity Notes Bibliography About the Author Index