Urban Legends
and the Cultural Geography of Horror
$248.49
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2026
Summary
Blending folklore studies, media theory, horror criticism and cultural geography, this collection charts an unprecedented map of urban legend storytelling, from haunted cemeteries to pixelated backrooms. Across three themed sections, international scholars trace how tales of hookhanded killers and countless other spectres migrate through oral tradition, cinema, television, board games and video games, to continually reshape the fears and identities of the communities that share them. By foreg…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837723256 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1837723257 |
| Author: | Irena Jurković, Marko Lukić, Tijana Parezanović |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
| Imprint: | University of Wales Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
| Series: | Horror Studies |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Destined to become legendary itself, this collection edited by Jurkovic, Lukic and Parezanovic takes us on a tour of the haunted zones of the contemporary
imagination. Impressively interdisciplinary, multi-media in focus, and international in scope, it will be essential reading for intrepid explorers seeking to understand how horror finds a home within real spaces and virtual places.”
“This volume constitutes a timely and significant contribution to the study of contemporary urban folklore and popular media. Distinguished by its genuinely international scope, it engages with a diverse array of subjects that extend beyond the conventional boundaries of film studies and folkloristics. In doing so, it also advances cross-disciplinary scholarship unified by the thematic exploration of horror and urban legendry, and simultaneously challenges reductive conceptions of folklore as merely quaint or archaic traditions. On doing so, it demonstrates the expansive cultural, social and theoretical relevance of folklore in modern contexts.”
– “Mikel J. Koven, author of Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends (2007)”About The Author
Irena Jurković
Irena Jurkovi is Research Assistant at the English Department at the University of Zadar.
Marko Luki is Professor of American Literature and Cultural Theory at the University of Zadar.
Tijana Parezanovi is Professor at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Univerzitet ALFA.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.