{"product_id":"book-im6i","title":"American Scary","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Comics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJewish Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e comes a highly entertaining book that examines the American obsession with horror—and what it tells us about ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scary\u003c\/i\u003e, noted cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber takes the reader to the startling origins of the horror genre in the United States, drawing a surprising through-line between the lingering influence of the European Gothic, the enslaved insurrection tales propagated by slaveholders, and the apocryphal chronicles of colonial settlers kidnapped by Native Americans, among many others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These foundational narratives give rise to and are influenced by the body of work we more closely associate with horror: the weird fiction of HP Lovecraft, the lingering stories of Shirley Jackson, the unsettling films of Alfred Hitchcock, the up-all-night tales of Stephen King, and the gripping critiques of Jordan Peele.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From “The Tell-Tale Heart” to \u003ci\u003eM3gan\u003c\/i\u003e, we begin to see why the horror genre is the perfect prism through which to view America’s past and present. With the extraordinary historical breadth and dexterous weave of insight and style that has made him twice a finalist for the National Jewish Book, Dauber makes the haunting case that horror reveals the true depths of the American mind.  ","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49279346802992,"sku":"BDim6i","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/619849-im6i-Square.jpg?v=1732438380","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-im6i","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}