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(In)Human Entity: A Study of the ‘Living’ Doll in Contemporary Horror (2024)
Thesis
Mills, S. (2023). (In)Human Entity: A Study of the ‘Living’ Doll in Contemporary Horror. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4963735

This thesis, as the first full length study of dolls and horror, provides an extensive examination of the ‘living’ doll figure in contemporary horror narratives. Dolls have been a significant feature of the horror genre for decades and their prevalen... Read More about (In)Human Entity: A Study of the ‘Living’ Doll in Contemporary Horror.

Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic (2019)
Thesis
Crofts, M. R. Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4739178

The Gothic tyrant is a figure that not only plays a vital role in generating fear and manipulating the balance of power in Gothic fiction, but one that has survived throughout the mode’s changing form. It is tyranny that frequently turns Gothic tales... Read More about Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic.

The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature (2018)
Book
Corstorphine, K., & Kremmel, L. (Eds.). (2018). The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97406-4

This handbook examines the use of horror in storytelling, from oral traditions through folklore and fairy tales to contemporary horror fiction. Divided into sections that explore the origins and evolution of horror fiction, the recurrent themes that... Read More about The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature.