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Not to be confused with fantasy or the supernatural, the fantastic is in actuality its own beast and perhaps the most deeply frightening of all narrative modes. From Dracula and Nightmare on Elm Street, to Carrie and Them, the fantastic has become an ideal vehicle to denounce deep cultural dysfunctions that affect not only the way we understand reality, but also how we construct it.
This work studies the various dimensions of the fantastic mode, examining the influences of iconic authors such as H.P. Lovecraft and Jean Ray, and addressing key narrations such as Guy de Maupasasant's The Horla and Jordan Peele's Get Out. It explains why the fantastic is not about ghosts or monsters, but about the incomprehensible sides of our own reality, and the terrifying unknown.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: The Monster in the Keyboard
Introduction: The Power of the Real
1. On the Theoretical Front
2. "The Horla," Dracula's Older French Cousin
3. Dracula Inc.
4. Loveless Lovecraft
5. Harry Dickson, Detective of the Impossible
6. In the Zone
7. The X-Fantastic
8. King of the Fantastic
9. One More Nightmare
10. Narrating the Unacceptable
11. Tales of the Unthinkable
Conclusion: Persistence of the Fantastic
Chapter Notes
Works Cited
Index
