Teaching Stephen King Horror, the Supernatural, and New Approaches t
Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The section on Variations on Horror Tropes includes chapters on the vampire, the werewolf, the undead
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STEPHEN KING Horror, the Supernatural, and New Approaches to Literature
ALISSA BURGER
Teaching Stephen King
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Teaching Stephen King Horror, the Supernatural, and New Approaches to Literature Alissa Burger
Palgrave
macmillan
TEACHING STEPHEN KING Copyright © Alissa Burger 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-48390-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.
ISBN 978-1-349-69469-3 E-PDF ISBN: 978-1-137-48391-1 DOI: 10.1057/9781137483911
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Burger, Alissa. Title: Teaching Stephen King : horror, the supernatural, and new approaches to literature / Alissa Burger. Description: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015030906 | Subjects: LCSH: King, Stephen, 1947—Study and teaching | BISAC: EDUCATION / Curricula. | EDUCATION / Language Experience Approach. | EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities. | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. Classification: LCC PS3561.I483 Z6225 2016 | DDC 813/.54—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015030906
For my students
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Contents
Acknowledgments 1 Why Teach King?
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Section I: Variations on Classic Horror Tropes 2 The Vampire
11
3 The Werewolf
27
4 The “Thing Without a Name”
43
5 The Ghost
59
Section II: Real Life Horror 6 Rage
73
7 Sexual Violence
87
8 Coming of Age Stories
103
Section III: Playing with Publishing 9 Serial Publishing and The Green Mile
121
10 Ebooks
137
11 Graphic Novels
153
12 Conclusion
171
Notes
177
Works Cited
187
Index
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Acknowledgments
While the author’s name is the only one that appears on the cover, no one writes a book alone, and many people
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