Red, white, and spooked, the supernatural in American culture, M. Keith Booker
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Red, white, and spooked, the supernatural in American culture, M. Keith Booker
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and indexIncludes filmography: p. [189]-197
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index present
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non fiction
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Red, white, and spooked
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bibliographyfilmographies
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233543979
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M. Keith Booker
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the supernatural in American culture
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1. Not just a job: the longing for adventure in American history and American culture : Voyages of discovery: American adventure from Columbus to Jean-Luc Picard ; The British invasion: Lord of the rings and Harry Potter make it big in America ; Cool magic: the American postmodern epic fantasy -- 2. Heroism in America: the longing for heroes in American history and American culture : American heroes and antiheroes: kings of the wild frontier ; Hard-boiled magic: the vampire detective ; Girls kick butt: the female action hero ; Buffy keeps it cool ; Teenagers from outer space: teen angst and the superhero narrative ; Our others, our selves: the mutant superhero -- 3. U.S. vs. them: American paranoia and the longing for evil in American history and American culture : Rosemary's baby and the horror boom of the 1970s ; The X-files and the postmodern conspiracy narrative: mapping the apocalypse ; Apocalyptic television at the turn of the millennium ; Finding the special place: the strange enclave narrative form: Twin Peaks to Lost -- Conclusion : the contradictory compensations of popular culture
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