The New Uncanny: Tales of Unease

Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud's classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretations reintroduces to the world Freud's compelling theory of das unheimliche--or, the uncanny. Specifically designed to challenge the creative boundaries of some of the most famed and respected horror writers working today--such as A. S. Byatt, Christopher Priest, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matthew Holness, and the indomitable Ramsey Campbell--this anatomically precise experiment encapsulates what the uncanny represents in the 21st century. Masterfully narrated with the benefit of unique perspectives on what exactly it is that goes bump in the night, this chilling modern collective is not only an essential read for fans of horror but also an insightful and intriguing introduction to the greats of the genre at their gruesome best.

Summary

Fourteen leading authors have here been challenged to write fresh fictional interpretations of what the uncanny might mean in the 21st century, to update Freud's famous checklist of what gives us the creeps, and to give the hulking canon of uncanny fiction a shot in the arm, a shock to the neck-bolts...

Product details

• Authors: A. S. Byatt, Ramsey Campbell, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Ian Duhig, Matthew Holness, Hanif Kureishi, Sara Maitland, Adam Marek, Jane Rogers, Gerard Woodward
• Assisted by: Sarah Eyre (Editor), Ra Page (Editor)
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2009
• EAN: 9781905583188
• ISBN: 978-1-905583-18-8
• No. of pages: 226
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Series: Comma Modern Horror
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy