Reading American horror story

By Rebecca Janicker

Subjects: Television broadcasting, united states, Horror television programs, American horror story (Television program), History and criticism

Description: "Looming onto the television landscape in 2011, American Horror Story gave viewers a weekly dose of psychological unease and gruesome violence. This collection of new essays examines the series' contribution to television horror, focusing on how the show speaks to social concerns, its use of classic horror tropes and its reinvention of the tale of terror"--