Film, television, radio and performing arts genres

In 1969--the counter-cultural moment when Easy Rider triggered a "e;youthquake"e; in audience interests--Westerns proved more dominant than ever at the box office and at the Oscars.

Can science fiction--especially sci-fi cinema--save the world?

Robert Mitchum was--and still is--one of Hollywood's defining stars of Western film.

In this first ever book-length treatment, 11 scholars with a variety of backgrounds in medieval studies, film studies, and medievalism discuss how historical and fictional medieval women have been portrayed on film and their connections to the feminist movements of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most inventive American films of the 1980s.

As baby boomers gray, cinematic depictions of aging and the aged are on the rise.

Throughout cinematic history, the buildings characters inhabit--whether stately rural mansions or inner-city apartment blocks--have taken on extra dimensions, often featuring as well developed characters themselves.

Melodrama is the foundation of American cinema.

When Sydney Newman conceived the idea for Doctor Who in 1963, he envisioned a show in which the Doctor and his companions would visit and observe, but not interfere with, events in history.

From Rosemary's Baby (1968) to The Witch (2015), horror films use religious entities to both inspire and combat fear and to call into question or affirm the moral order.

Supernatural is one of the most successful horror TV shows ever, providing fifteen seasons of the adventures of Dean and Sam Winchester as they hunt monsters and save the world.

The BBC America series Orphan Black (2013-2017) won acclaim for its compelling writing, resonant themes and innovative special effects.

In 1915, British moviegoers voted Fred Evans second only to Charles Chaplin as their favorite film comedian.

As properties of DC comics continue to sprout over the years, narratives that were once kept sacrosanct now spill over into one another, synergizing into one bona fide creative Universe.

The ever-popular "e;Whedonverse"e; television shows--Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse--have inspired hundreds of articles and dozens of books.

Clear all moorings, one-half impulse power and set course for a mare incognitum.

Spanning over a century of cinema and comprised of 127 films, this book analyzes the cinematic incarnations of the "e;uncanniest place on earth"e;--wax museums.

From the Star Wars expanded universe to Westworld, the science fiction western has captivated audiences for more than fifty years.

Over its five seasons on the air, the televised series Outlander has combined romance, adventure, history, and time travel into a classic saga of love, war, and the ties that bind family together.

One of the most controversial films of its time, The Wild Bunch is the epitome of the no-holds-barred filmmaking of the 1960s and 1970s.

Stories of world-ending catastrophe have featured prominently in film and television.

One of the powerful icons of 1930s Hollywood film, Jean Harlow died a tragically early death in 1937 at age 26.

Mars has long served as a blank canvas for illustrating society's aspirations and anxieties--a science fiction setting for exploring our "e;future history.

Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany plays a host of the show's main characters, all clones of an illegal experiment.

In 1995, Star Trek: Voyager brought a new dynamic to Star Trek's familiar, starship oriented, show.

Famous for being deathly serious, the vampire genre has a consistent yet often critically overlooked subgenre--the comedic spoof and satire.

This book explores vampire narratives that have been expressed across multiple media and new technologies.

NBC's Grimm is an understudied series full of compelling characters, including Monroe, the charmingly knowledgeable vegetarian who looks like a werewolf; Wu, the funny cop who beats his way to the truth; Adalind, the enjoyably vengeful, risk-taking witch; Trubel, the furious young loner accused of insanity; Kelly, a powerful older warrior-woman; Nick, a compassionate detective; Hank, Juliette, Rosalee and others.

Few scary stories begin with a disclaimer that they are fictional.

The great American Westerns can be profoundly meaningful when read metaphorically.

Vampire narratives are generally thought of as adult or young adult fare, yet there is a long history of their appearance in books, film and other media meant for children.

Among the top-grossing Hollywood blockbusters of all time, Star Wars launched one of the most successful movie and licensing franchises in history.

During the 2010s, science fiction's immortal adversaries King Kong and Godzilla, representing our conflicts per Carl Sagan's "e;dream dragons"e; analogy, made comebacks in American cinema.

Since the emergence of on-demand streaming platforms, television as a storytelling medium has drastically changed.

Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House has received both critical acclaim and heaps of contempt for its reimagining of Shirley Jackson's seminal horror novel.

The Kaiju (strange monster or strange beast) film genre has a number of themes that go well beyond the "e;big monsters stomping on cities"e; motif.

The story of Star Trek's resurrection between the 1969 cancellation of the original series and the 1979 release of Robert Wise's Star Trek--The Motion Picture, has become legend and like so many other legends, it tends to get printed instead of the facts.

Much of 20th century science fiction foretold technological and social developments beyond the year 2000.

Home, we are taught from childhood, is safe.

Historically, zombies have been portrayed in films and television series as mindless, shuffling monsters.

In recent decades, science fiction in both print and visual media has produced an outpouring of story lines that feature forms of simulated reality.

What, exactly, makes us afraid?

Samantha Stephens in Bewitched.

Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend has spawned a series of iconic horror and science fiction films, including The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007).

In sharp contrast to many 1960s science fiction films, with idealized views of space exploration, Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) terrified audiences, depicting a harrowing and doomed deep-space mission.

In 1944, Laird Cregar played Jack the Ripper in The Lodger, giving one of the most haunting performances in Hollywood history.

Controversial yet beloved among audiences, Christmas-themed horror movies emerged in the early 1970s and gained a notorious reputation with Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), depicting Santa as an ax-wielding maniac.

Directed by Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth) and starring Scarlett Johansson, the 2013 film Under the Skin contains elements of science fiction and fantasy, horror, mystery, and thriller.

He was Red Skelton's favorite director, and mentored Lucille Ball in the art of physical comedy.

One of FX's most successful original productions, Sons of Anarchy roared onto the screen in 2008 and dominated the cable network's programming for seven seasons.