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In Violence in the Films of Stephen King, contributors analyze the theme of violence in the film adaptations of Stephen King's work-ranging from the earliest films in the King canonto his most recent iterations-through a variety of lenses. Investigating the diverse and varying roles that violence continues to play as both the level of violence and the gendered depictions of violence have evolved, many of the contributors come to the conclusion that King's films have grown more violent over time. This book also examines the fine line between necessary violence and sensationalist violence, discussing the complexity of determining what constitutes violence with a narrative and ethical significance versus violence intended solely to titillate, repulse, or otherwise draw an emotional reaction from viewers. Scholars of film studies, horror studies, literary studies, and gender studies will find this book particularly useful.

Tony Magistrale is professor of English at the University of Vermont.

Michael J. Blouin is Associate Professor of English and the Humanities at Milligan University, USA, where he co-founded and now directs the Honors Program. He serves as chair for Literature, Politics, and Society for the Popular Culture Association (PCA/ACA), and is the author of Stephen King and American Politics (2021) and Mass-Market Fiction and the Crisis of American Liberalism, 1972 - 2017 (2018).

Danel Olson is a professor of Gothic fiction and survivor memoirs at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas. He is the creator of Exotic Gothic, a World Fantasy Finalist anthology series premiering stories from emerging and established writers in over thirty nations from Australia to Zimbabwe. First published by Canada's Ash-Tree Press and now continued by England's P.S. Publishing, Exotic Gothic 5 in 2013 debuted new stories from Joyce Carol Oates and many others. He has taught in Israel, Canada, China, and America on film and literature. Three-time finalist for the Bram Stoker Award and winner of a Shirley Jackson Award and two World Fantasy Awards, his published work has been called "a major contribution to film history and scholarship" by the Washington Post. His most recent volume is Lexington Books' 9/11/ Gothic: Decrypting Ghosts and Trauma in New York City's Terrorism Fiction, which was nominated for the 2021 Bram Stoker Award in Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction. Dr. Danel Olson's other edited works in print include 21st Century Gothic: Great Gothic Fiction Since 2000, The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film, Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining: Studies in the Horror Film, Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone: Studies in the Horror Film and Pan's Labyrinth: Studies in the Horror Film, the latter two being nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction.

Patrick McAleer is faculty at Inver Hills Community College.

Philip L. Simpson is provost of the Titusville campus and eLearning at Eastern Florida State College.