Dissecting Stephen King: From the Gothic to Literary Naturalism

University of Wisconsin Press 2006 University of Wisconsin Press 320 Strengell, Heidi Paperback / softback

Presents a study exploring fiction from throughout Stephen King's immense oeuvre. This book shows how this popular writer enriches his brand of horror by building on the traditions of his literary heritage. Tapping into the wellsprings of the gothic to reveal contemporary phobias, it invokes the abnormal and repressed sexuality of the vampire.