The Spectral West
Super-Nature and the Gothic in the Western Film
Illuminates the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen, examining this through key historic moments in Western film and its contemporary incarnations.
This book considers the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen. It identifies traditions usually associated with the Gothic or horror film in the Western and examines ways in which they have often played either sub-textual or explicit roles in the Western narrative throughout its history and in contemporary forms.
Dr Keith McDonald is an Associate Professor in Film Studies and Media at York St John University. He is the co-author of Guillermo del Toro: Film as Alchemic Art (Bloomsbury, 2014) and Contemporary Gothic and Horror Film: Transnational Perspectives (Anthem Press, 2021).
Dr Wayne Johnson is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Film Studies at York St. John University. He received his PhD from Keele University. He is the co-author of Contemporary Gothic and Horror Film: Transnational Perspectives (Anthem Press, 2021) and coeditor of the Routledge Companion to Folk Horror (Routledge, 2024).
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