Fear Makes Companions of Us All
Critical Essays on Horror in Doctor Who
Fear Makes Companions of Us All
Critical Essays on Horror in Doctor Who
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Fantastical, but also horrifying at times, this collection of eleven essays delves deep into the topics of Horror in the long-running and acclaimed series, Doctor Who.
Since the beginning of its first season, the long-running British series, Doctor Who, has had audiences “hiding behind the sofa.” While the widely acclaimed series stands as an icon of science fiction media, the show has also, since its beginning, engaged audiences in horror tropes, imagery, and narrative. Fear Makes Companions of Us All is the first book to take up a critical evaluation of horror in Doctor Who. This edited collection of eleven essays examines Doctor Who from multiple critical perspectives including youth horror, gothic horror, folk horror, and eco-horror. This book will be of interest to all Doctor Who fans and scholars of science fiction and horror studies. Its engaging and readable prose also mean this book will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of devoted Doctor Who fans, enthusiasts of hauntology, and anyone who has ever “hid behind the sofa” watching the intrepid Doctor.
Table of Contents
Robert F. Kilker, Kutztown University, US
1. The Drowning Doctor: Spectatorial Experience of Fear Between Serialized Episodes
Kelley Holley, Rochester Institute of Technology, US
2. The Terror of Parenting: Gothic Children and the Fear of Nurture
Wade Newhouse, William Peace University, US
3. The Horror of Gendered Creation in Doctor Who's Frankenstein Stories
Robert F. Kilker, Kutztown University, US
4. Depictions of Evil in Peter Davison's Tenure as the Fifth Doctor
Robert McLaughlin, Arden University, UK
5. The Unquiet Dead of Doctor Who
J. Christian Tatu, independent scholar, US
6. Brand Shock: The Horrors of Corporate Afterlife in “Rise of the Cybermen” and “Age of Steel”
Erin Giannini, independent scholar, US
7. Doctor Who, Folk Horror, and the Contested Village
Dawn Keetley, Lehigh University, US
8. Furies from the Deep: The Monstrous Seas of Doctor Who
Mark Fryers, Open University, UK
9. The Silent, Sterile Planet: Ecosystem, Extinction, and Mutation in “The Daleks” and “The Mutants”
Octavia Cade, independent scholar, New Zealand
10. Ecogothic Body Horror: Monstrous Hybridity and Gender in “The Seeds of Doom”
Teresa Fitzpatrick, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
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Product details
| Published | Nov 12 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781611463743 |
| Imprint | Lehigh University Press |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Series | Critical Conversations in Horror Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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