Policing The Monstrous: Essays On The Supernatural Crime Procedural

This collection of new essays examines how the injection of supernatural creatures and mythologies transformed the hugely popular crime procedural television genre. These shows complicate the predictable and comforting patterns of the procedural with the inherently unknowable nature of the supernatural. From Sherlock to Supernatural, essays cover a range of topics including the gothic, the post-structural nature of The X-Files, the uncanny lure of Twin Peaks, trickster detectives, forensic fairy tales, the allure of the vampire detective, and even the devil himself.

• | Author: Ashley Szanter, Ashley Szanter
• | Publisher: McFarland
• | Publication Date: Dec 28, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 202 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Performing Arts
• | ISBN-10: 1476670536
• | ISBN-13: 9781476670539