T.E.D. Klein and the Rupture of Civilization: A Study in Critical Horror

by Thomas Phillips

Overview

Lauded by critics yet largely unappreciated by fans of horror and "weird fiction," T.E.D. Klein is considered one of the great horror writers, despite his scant body of work. His prose blends the mundane and the supernatural, conjuring the monstrous and the malign with accessible but charged discourse that breaks with the formulaic entries in the genre. Exploring a range of topics from religious fundamentalism and right wing extremism to fashionable pessimism and the rise of "digital humanities," the author argues that Klein's work is a prime example of what he terms "critical horror," a distinct subgenre that entertains while questioning individual and cultural complacency.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476629377
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	07/07/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	196
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Thomas Phillips is an academic living in Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition to novels and story collections, he has written two previous scholarly monographs. He is known internationally as a composer of minimal electronic music.
Thomas Phillips is an academic living in Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition to novels and story collections, he has written two previous scholarly monographs. He is known internationally as a composer of minimal electronic music.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: “Sabbats likely”
1. “The Weird Tradition of America”
2. Events and Ceremonies
3. White, Black and Other People: “Children of the
Kingdom” and “Black Man with a Horn”
4. Sorceries of ­Self-Negation: “Petey” and “Nadelman’s God”
5. Goosebumps and the Haunting Conscience
6. “We are not saved”: Critical Horror Today
Appendix I—Reassuring Words: An Interview with T.E.D. Klein
Appendix II—The Singular Ceremonies
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index