Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction CINEMA, GENRE, NATION 1
6. CHAPTER ONE Superstition and the Shock of Attraction HORRIFIC ELEMENTS IN EARLY CINEMA 26
7. CHAPTER TWO Weird and Gloomy Tales UNCANNY NARRATIVES AND FOREIGN OTHERS 61
8. CHAPTER THREE Superstitious Joe and the Rise of the American Uncanny 87
9. CHAPTER FOUR Literary Monsters and Uplift ing Horrors 110
10. CHAPTER FIVE Mysteries in Old Dark Houses 147
11. Conclusion 174
12. Notes 189
13. Index 219