Haunted Homes

"Dahlia Schweitzers book Haunted Homes is a fascinating exploration of our culture's nearly insatiable desire for films that explore this genre. It is as hard to put down as it is to avert your eyes from the screen, even as you know youre going to cower in fear." -- Michael Grais * co-writer of Poltergeist * "Haunted Homes is a book for anyone who has ever awoken in the depths of the night, convinced that they heard someoneor somethinglurking beyond their bedroom door. Through engaging analyses of American Horror Story (2011) and Get Out (2017), amongst many others, Schweitzer proves that home ownership really is a literal nightmare." -- Alison Peirse * editor of Women Make Horror * "In this highly entertaining book Dahlia Schweitzer takes readers on a tour of the American middle-class suburbs where true evil lurks, from The Cat and the Canary (1927) to The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix, 2018). The American dream to own ones home has a flipside, namely to be stuck in a place that can be economically draining and literally the entrance to hell. Haunted Homes is one of those rare finds where state-of-the-art research and excellent prose go hand in hand and make you finish this book faster than a thriller. -- Rikke Schubart * author of Mastering Fear: Women, Emotions, and Contemporary Horror * "Dahlia Schweitzer's brilliantly-crafted book provides a perfect autopsy of the haunted house genre. Haunted Homes is not just a useful dissection of a popular subgenre of horror, it provides the perfect re-watch list for fans seeking to confront their inner fears." -- Chris Gore * co-founder of Film Threat * SKYLIT: Dahlia Schweitzer, HAUNTED HOMES * Skylit: Skylight Books Podcast Series * "Exclusive Excerpt from Dahlia Scweitzer's Haunted Homes" * Film Threat * Dahlia Schweitzers Haunted Homes A Little Nerd News * The Mo'Kelly Show * New Books Network: New Books in Popular Culture interview with Dahlia Schweitzer * New Books Network: New Books in Popular Culture *

DAHLIA SCHWEITZER is an associate professor of film and media at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Her many books include L.A. Private Eyes and Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of the World (both Rutgers University Press).

Introduction 1 The Suburbs 2 The Suburban Gothic 3 Gender, Horror, and the Family 4 Race, Horror, and the Family Conclusion Acknowledgments Further Reading Works Cited Index