Youth Horror Television and the Question of Fear

Focusing on programs from the 1970s to the early 2000s, this volume explores televised youth horror as a distinctive genre that affords children productive experiences of fear. Led by intrepid teenage investigators and storytellers, series such as Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and Are You Afraid of the Dark? show how young people can effectively confront the terrifying, alienating, and disruptive aspects of human existence. The contributors analyze how televised youth horror is uniquely positioned to encourage young viewers to interrogate--and often reimagine--constructs of normativity. Approaching the home as a particularly dynamic viewing space for young audiences, this book attests to the power of televised horror as a domain that enables children to explore larger questions about justice, human identity, and the preconceptions of the adult world.

Author: Kyle Brett
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Published: 09/24/2024
Series: Critical Conversations in Horror Studies
Pages: 170
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781611463415