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4. Pregnant Horror: Gestating the Other(s) Within

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction: From Shameful to Sexy–Pregnant Bellies Exploding Onto the Screen 1
  5. 1. Academic Feminism Versus Hollywood Feminism: How Modest Maternity Becomes Pregnant Glam 20
  6. 2. MomCom as RomCom: Pregnancy as a Vehicle for Romance 56
  7. 3. Accident and Excess: The “Choice” to Have a Baby 81
  8. 4. Pregnant Horror: Gestating the Other(s) Within 110
  9. 5. “What’s the Worst That Can Happen?” Techno-Pregnancies Versus Real Pregnancies 150
  10. Conclusion: Twilight Family Values 191
  11. Notes 209
  12. Filmography 213
  13. Texts Cited 217
  14. Index 225
Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down
This chapter is in the book Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down
https://doi.org/10.7312/oliv16108-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction: From Shameful to Sexy–Pregnant Bellies Exploding Onto the Screen 1
  5. 1. Academic Feminism Versus Hollywood Feminism: How Modest Maternity Becomes Pregnant Glam 20
  6. 2. MomCom as RomCom: Pregnancy as a Vehicle for Romance 56
  7. 3. Accident and Excess: The “Choice” to Have a Baby 81
  8. 4. Pregnant Horror: Gestating the Other(s) Within 110
  9. 5. “What’s the Worst That Can Happen?” Techno-Pregnancies Versus Real Pregnancies 150
  10. Conclusion: Twilight Family Values 191
  11. Notes 209
  12. Filmography 213
  13. Texts Cited 217
  14. Index 225
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