Shawshank Experience

Maura Grady is Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Composition program at Ashland University, USA. She is the author of a number of articles and book chapters on Film and Television History, Fandom Studies, and Gender Studies. Tony Magistrale is Professor of English at the University of Vermont, USA. He is the author of Hollywood’s Stephen King and editor of The Films of Stephen King.

“The Shawshank Experience: Tracking the History of the World’s Favorite Movie is an easy read, full of interesting anecdotes and trivia about the film, and it’s an excellent research tool for anyone doing Stephen King studies, genre film studies, audience reception, fan studies, and academic approaches to the American penal system as it intersects with its presentation in films.” (Lynda Haas, The Journal of the Fantastic in the Art, Vol. 30 (2), 2020)

• Introduction.- Chapter 1 In the Belly of the Beast: Ohio State Reformatory and The Shawshank Redemption.- Chapter 2 Interpreting Shawshank.- Chapter 3 Fandom and the Shawshank Trail.- Conclusion.- Works Cited.