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The Monster Hunter in Modern Popular Culture

By Duda, Heather L.

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The Monster Hunter in Modern Popular Culture

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As monsters in popular media have evolved and grown more complex, so have those who take on the job of stalking and staking them. This book examines the evolution of the contemporary monster hunter from Bram Stoker's Abraham Van Helsing to today's non-traditional monster hunters such as Blade, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Watchmen. Critically surveying a diverse range of books, films, television shows, and graphic novels, this study reveals how the monster hunter began as a white, upper-class, educated male and became everything from a vampire to a teenage girl with supernatural powers. Now often resembling the monsters they've vowed to conquer, modern characters occupy a gray area where the battle is often with their own inner natures as much as with the ""evil"" they fight.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2008-10-30
Publication Date:
2008-09-08
Publisher:
McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0786434066
ISBN13:
9780786434060
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
287 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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