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Printing terror takes a fascinating look at American horror comics in the Cold War era, from the 1940s to the 1970s. It reveals how these comics both reflected and fed into the anxieties of the age, particularly in matters of race and gender.
The book traces the history of prominent titles such as Tales from the Crypt, Tomb of Terror and Chamber of Chills, while exploring the careers of cult figures within and around horror comics. Considering the context of Vietnam, the rise of feminism and the growth of the civil rights movement, it argues against the received wisdom that horror comics offered a subversive commentary on society. In reality they often repeated the sexist, racist and nationalistic tropes they purported to undermine.
Featuring a wealth of vivid illustrations, Printing terror offers an exciting new perspective on horror comics, deepening our understanding of this popular but complex genre.
Contents
Introduction
1 The dead - the slain - the unavenged - trauma in the 1940s and 1950s
2 Men are beasts! Wild beasts! Wild beasts must be destroyed! - gender in the 1940s and 1950s
3 Confusion turns to fear - race in the 1940s and 1950s
4 Monster kids: bridging the pre- and post-CCA eras
5 The war has done strange things to you - trauma in the 1960s and 1970s
6 This isn't a dream! This is really happening! - gender in the 1960s and 1970s
7 We are a species that fears itself most of all - race in the 1960s and 1970s
8 Conclusion: appropriating white male fear
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