TV Goes to Hell: An Unofficial Road Map of Supernatural

Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction — Then: The Road So Far (Stacey Abbott)
Part 1 — “Bon Jovi rocks . . . on occasion”: Comedy and Music
Rabbits’ Feet and Spleen Juice: The Comic Strategies of TV Horror (Stacey Abbott)
Two Greasers and a Muscle Car: Music and Character Development in Supernatural (Stan Beeler)
Part 2 — Skin Mags and Shaving Cream: Sam and Dean on the Fringes of Time and Place
Purgatory with Color TV: Motel Rooms as Liminal Zones in Supernatural (Lorna Jowett)
Rebels, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers: Supernatural and the Shift in “White Trash” from Monster to Hero (Aaron C. Burnell)
Renegades and Wayward Sons: Supernatural and the ’70s (Simon Brown)
Part 3 — “Jerk . . . bitch”: Representations of Gender and Sexuality
The Road to Lordsburg: Rural Masculinity in Supernatural (Lorrie Palmer)
Angels, Demons, and Damsels in Distress: The Representation of Women in Supernatural (Bronwen Calvert)
“Go be gay for that poor, dead intern”: Conversion Fantasies and Gay Anxieties in Supernatural (Darren Elliott-Smith)
Part 4 — The Gospel According to Chuck: Narrative and Storytelling in Supernatural
“That’s so gay”: Drag, Camp, and the Power of Storytelling in Supernatural (James Francis, Jr.)
“There’s a ton of lore on unicorns too”: Postmodernist Micro-Narratives and Supernatural (David Simmons)
Breaking the Mirror: Metafictional Strategies in Supernatural (Alberto N. García)
Part 5 — “What’s the lore say?”: Exploring Folklore & Religion
“There’s nothing more dangerous than some a-hole who thinks he’s on a holy mission”: Using and (Dis)-Abusing Religious and Economic Authority on Supernatural (Erin Giannini)
“I am an angel of the Lord”: An Inquiry into the Christian Nature of Supernatural’s Heavenly Delegates (Jutta Wimmler and Lisa Kienzl)
Televisual Folklore: Rescuing Supernatural from the Fakelore Realm (Mikel J. Koven and Gunnella Thorgeirsdottir)
Part 6 — Cruel Capricious Gods: Auteurs, Fans, Critics
Sympathy for the Fangirl: Becky Rosen, Fan Identity, and Interactivity in Supernatural (Brigid Cherry)
Crossing Over: Network Transition, Critical Reception, and Supernatural Longevity (Karen Petruska)
Plagiarism or Props?: Homage to Neil Gaiman in Eric Kripke’s Supernatural (Laura Felschow)
Epilogue: Now: The Road Ahead, or the Chapter at the End of This Book (David Lavery)
Seasons 1-6: Supernatural Episode Guide (Stephanie Graves)
Notes
TV and Filmography
Contributors
Bibliography
Copyright