{"product_id":"9781837723577","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Great Recession American Horror Cinema by Mairead Casey","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 15\/02\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume examines American horror films as key sites for exploring contemporary anxieties around gender, power and trauma. In this groundbreaking study, the author traces the resurgence of demon-possession narratives in US cinema following the 2008 financial crisis - a period marked by intensified misogyny, the rise of fourth-wave feminism, and shifting representations of sexual violence. Through incisive analysis of films such as Deliver Us from Evil (2014), The Neon Demon (2016) and The Scary of Sixty-First (2021), this study explores how the possessed body, particularly the possessed female body, emerges as a battleground for cultural fears about sexuality, violence and agency. Demon Possession demonstrates how demon-possession films reflect, reproduce and sometimes challenge dominant narratives about sexual violence and victimhood. Reframing possession as more than merely a horror trope, this book offers a vital lens for understanding gender and sexual politics in an age of economic precarity and social reckoning. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369313382773,"sku":"9781837723577","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781837723577","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}