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In *Nightmare on Main Street*, Mark Edmundson explores the pervasive influence of the Gothic in 1990s America, tracing its reach across novels, horror films, politics, academia, television, and social discourse. He analyzes how this cultural predilection for darkness intertwines with a widespread belief in effortless self-reinvention, and reflects on what this duality reveals about our collective psyche on the cusp of a new millennium.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Horror/Gothic Horror
Authors: Mark Edmundson
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