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Duda, Heather L. The Monster Hunter in Modern Popular Culture. Jefferson, London: McFarland, 2008. Added by: joachim (1/7/14, 11:56 AM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-0-7864-3406-0 BibTeX citation key: Duda2008 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Horror Creators: Duda Publisher: McFarland (Jefferson, London) |
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As monsters in popular media have evolved and grown more complex, so have those who take on the job of stalking and staking them. This book examines the evolution of the contemporary monster hunter from Bram Stoker’s Abraham Van Helsing to today’s non-traditional monster hunters such as Blade, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Watchmen. Critically surveying a diverse range of books, films, television shows, and graphic novels, this study reveals how the monster hunter began as a white, upper-class, educated male and became everything from a vampire to a teenage girl with supernatural powers. Now often resembling the monsters they’ve vowed to conquer, modern characters occupy a gray area where the battle is often with their own inner natures as much as with the “evil” they fight. Table of Contents Preface (1) 1. A History of the Monster Hunter (7) Conclusion (166) |