About the book
Haunted Homes is a short but groundbreaking study of homes in horror film and television. While haunted houses can be fun and thrilling, Hollywood horror tends to focus on haunted homes, places where the suburban American dream of safety and comfort has turned into a nightmare. From classic movies like The Old Dark House to contemporary works like Hereditary and the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, Dahlia Schweitzer explores why haunted homes have become a prime stage for dramatizing anxieties about family, gender, race, and economic collapse. She traces how the haunted home film was intertwined with the expansion of American suburbia, but also explores works like The Witch and The Babadook, which transport the genre to different times and places. This lively and readable study reveals how and why an increasing number of films imagine that home is where the horror is.
Watch a video of the author discussing the topic Haunted Homes (https://youtu.be/_irTEfvtZfQ).
Editions of Haunted Homes
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781978807730
- EBook
- ISBN 9781978807754
- PDF
- ISBN 9781978807778
Read an Excerpt
Haunted Homes is a short but groundbreaking study of homes in horror film and television. While haunted houses can be fun and thrilling, Hollywood horror tends to focus on haunted homes, places where the suburban American dream of safety and comfort has turned into a nightmare. From classic movies like The Old Dark House to contemporary works like Hereditary and the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, Dahlia Schweitzer explores why haunted homes have become a prime stage for dramatizing anxieties about family, gender, race, and economic collapse. She traces how the haunted home film was intertwined with the expansion of American suburbia, but also explores works like The Witch and The Babadook, which transport the genre to different times and places. This lively and readable study reveals how and why an increasing number of films imagine that home is where the horror is.
Watch a video of the author discussing the topic Haunted Homes (https://youtu.be/_irTEfvtZfQ).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Haunted Homes about?
Haunted Homes is a short but groundbreaking study of homes in horror film and television. While haunted houses can be fun and thrilling, Hollywood horror tends to focus on haunted homes, places where the suburban American dream of safety and comfort has turned into a nightmare. From classic movies like The Old Dark House to contemporary works like Hereditary and the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, Dahlia Schweitzer explores why haunted homes have become a prime stage for dramatizing anxieties about family, gender, race, and economic collapse. She traces how the haunted home film was intertwined with the expansion of American suburbia, but also explores works like The Witch and The Babadook, which transport the genre to different times and places. This lively and readable study reveals how and why an increasing number of films imagine that home is where the horror is.
Watch a video of the author discussing the topic Haunted Homes (https://youtu.be/_irTEfvtZfQ).
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Haunted Homes?
The Arts > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film: styles and genres
Where can I read a sample of Haunted Homes?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781978807730
Is Haunted Homes part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Haunted Homes?
Dahlia Schweitzer
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Haunted Homes is available as paperback(ISBN 9781978807730) and ebook(ISBN 9781978807754) and pdf(ISBN 9781978807778)
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