A darker shade of noir : new stories of body horror by women writers
Call Number
- FICTION DARK (CEN, OSH)
Publication Information
Brooklyn, NY : Akashic Books, [2023]
Physical Description
266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
"While the common belief is that 'body horror' as a subgenre of horror fiction dates back to the 1970s, Joyce Carol Oates suggests that Medusa, the snake-haired gorgon in Greek mythology, is the 'quintessential emblem of female body horror.' In A Darker Shade of New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers, Oates has assembled a spectacular cast to explore this subgenre focusing on distortions to the human body in the most fascinating of ways" -- Page [2] of cover.
Contents
- Part I: You've created a monster. Frank Jones / Dancing / Scarlet ribbons / Malena / Dancing with mirrors / Part II: Morbid anatomy. Metempsychosis, or the journey of the soul / Concealed carry / Gross anatomy / Breathing exercise / Muzzle / Her heart may fail her / Part III: Out of body, out of time. The Chair of tranquility (from the Diary of Mrs. Thomas Peele, Trenton, New Jersey, 1853) / The Seventh bride, or female curiosity / Nemesis / Sydney