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vii CONTENTS List of Photographs ix Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii With a Warning to the Unsuspecting Reader Introduction 1 The Bloody Chords of Memory 1 Monstrous Beginnings 27 2 Goth Americana 53 3 Weird Science 81 4 Alien Invasions 111 5 Deviant Bodies 141 6 Haunted Houses 167 7 Undead Americans 193 Epilogue 219 Worse Things Waiting Filmography 229 Contents / viii A Note on Sources 231 Notes 235 Index 269 ...

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