Description

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Focusing on programs from the 1970s to the early 2000s, Youth Horror Television and the Question of Fear explores televised youth horror as a distinctive genre that affords children productive experiences of fear. Led by intrepid teenage investigators and storytellers, programs such as The Adventures of Scooby-Doo and Are You Afraid of the Dark show how young people can effectively confront the terrifying, alienating, and disruptive aspects of human existence. Brett and Robles reveal how televised horror encourages young viewers to interrogate--and often reimagine -- constructs of normativity. Approaching the home as a particularly dynamic viewing space for young audiences, this volume attests to the power of televised horror as a domain that enables children to explore larger questions about justice, human identity, and the preconceptions of the adult world.

About the Author

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Kyle Brett is adjunct professor at Lafayette College.Ethan Robles is an independent scholar.