{"product_id":"blue-light-of-the-screen-on-horror-ghosts-and-god-paperback","title":"Blue Light of the Screen: On Horror, Ghosts, and God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Cronin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Light of the Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir about the author's obsession with horror and the supernatural.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Light of the Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is about what it means to be afraid -- about immersion, superstition, delusion, and the things that keep us up at night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA creative-critical memoir of the author's obsession with the horror genre, \u003ci\u003eBlue Light of the Screen\u003c\/i\u003e embeds its criticism of horror within a larger personal story of growing up in a devoutly Catholic family, overcoming suicidal depression, uncovering intergenerational trauma, and encountering real and imagined ghosts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cronin writes, she positions herself as a protagonist who is haunted by what she watches and reads, like an antiquarian in an M.R. James ghost story whose sense of reality unravels through her study of arcane texts and cursed archives. In this way, \u003ci\u003eBlue Light of the Screen \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the author's conversion from skepticism to faith in the supernatural. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart memoir, part ghost story, and part critical theory, \u003ci\u003eBlue Light of the Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a book about horror, but a work of horror itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Cronin\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and musician currently based in California. She has published poetry and nonfiction and is the author of the chapbook \u003ci\u003eA Spirit is a Mood Without a Body\u003c\/i\u003e. As a musician, Cronin has released records on independent labels, toured nationally, and been featured in \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe FADER\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768911986976,"sku":"9781913462055","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f603f34283f0223542d839c80c0dbe6.webp?v=1780339986","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blue-light-of-the-screen-on-horror-ghosts-and-god-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}