Global TV Horror

* This study focuses on TV horror-much horror scholarship focuses solely on film but some of the most popular horror across the globe is on TV. Book sections are designed to highlight continuities as well as contrasts and to analyse changes in national and international television landscapes, as they impact on TV horror. * It focuses on a range of international television-from the US, UK, Canada, Japan, France, Spain, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Iran and Denmark. * The book considers what television on a global scale brings to our understanding of horror and how the genre is adapted to suit different national, cultural and industrial contexts, exploring different fears, anxieties, and cultural understandings of horror. * It offers insights from both established and respected scholars, and innovative approaches from early career academics and PhD students working at the cutting edge.

In an era fascinated by horror, this book examines some of the most significant global TV horror, from children’s television and classic series to contemporary shows taking advantage of streaming and on-demand to reach audiences around the world.The Horror genre has become one of the most popular genres of TV drama with the global success and fandom surrounding The Walking Dead, Supernatural and Stranger Things. Horror has always had a truly international reach, and nowhere is this more apparent than on television as explored in this provocative new collection looking at series from across the globe, and considering how Horror manifests in different cultural and broadcast/streaming contexts. Bringing together established scholars and new voices in the field, Global TV Horror examines historical and contemporary TV Horror from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Iran, Japan, Spain, New Zealand, USA and the UK. It expands the discussion of TV Horror by offering fresh perspectives, examining new shows, and excavating new cultural histories, to render what has become so familiar – Horror on television – unfamiliar yet again.