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Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King - Murder, Sickness, and Plots

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The Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King: Murder, Sickness, and Plots examines the function of death in over thirty of King’s works to parse out the ways the Master of Horror plays with the idea of death and approaches it from multiple angles.

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Introduction: "Death is When the Monsters Get You"
Chapter One: "It's Not Really Her Anymore": Creating the Threat
Chapter Two: "You Know About the Cycle?": To Perpetuate the Monster
Chapter Three: "People Are Mortal": To Build Suspense
Chapter Four: "I Saved My Book By Blowing Approximately Half its Major Characters to Smithereens": To Narrow the Focus
Chapter Five: "Question: Death, Where is Thy Sting? Answer: Every-fucking-where": To Urge the Characters on to Action
Chapter Six: "More Than Any of us Probably Know, She Hurt": As Revenge
Chapter Seven: "What if He Has a Helper?": As Renfield
Chapter Eight: "I Want to Die Well": As Heroic Sacrifice
Chapter Nine: "It Could Destroy Everything": To Restore Order
Conclusion: "It Seemed to Mean Something": Confronting Death and Multifaceted Horror
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About the Author


About the author

Rebecca Frost, PhD, is an independent scholar and co-chair for the Stephen King Area of the National Popular Culture Association Conference.

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The Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King: Murder, Sickness, and Plots examines the function of death in over thirty of King’s works to parse out the ways the Master of Horror plays with the idea of death and approaches it from multiple angles.

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