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Introduction Then: The Road So Far |
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"Bon Jovi rocks ... on occasion": Comedy and Music |
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Rabbits' Feet and Spleen Juice: The Comic Strategies of TV Horror |
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3 | (15) |
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Two Greasers and a Muscle Car: Music and Character Development in Supernatural |
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18 | (15) |
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Skin Mags and Shaving Cream: Sam and Dean on the Fringes of Time and Place |
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Purgatory with Color TV: Motel Rooms as Liminal Zones in Supernatural |
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33 | (14) |
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Rebels, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers: Supernatural and the Shift in "White Trash" from Monster to Hero |
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47 | (13) |
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Renegades and Wayward Sons: Supernatural and the '70s |
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60 | (17) |
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"Jerk ... bitch": Representations of Gender and Sexuality |
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The Road to Lordsburg: Rural Masculinity in Supernatural |
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77 | (13) |
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Angels, Demons, and Damsels in Distress: The Representation of Women in Supernatural |
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90 | (15) |
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"Go be gay for that poor, dead intern": Conversion Fantasies and Gay Anxieties in Supernatural |
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105 | (14) |
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The Gospel According to Chuck: Narrative and Storytelling in Supernatural |
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"That's so gay": Drag, Camp, and the Power of Storytelling in Supernatural |
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119 | (13) |
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"There's a ton of lore on unicorns too": Postmodernist Micro-Narratives and Supernatural |
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132 | (14) |
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Breaking the Mirror: Metafictional Strategies in Supernatural |
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146 | (17) |
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"What's the lore say?": Exploring Folklore & Religion |
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"There's nothing more dangerous than some a-hole who thinks he is on a holy mission": Using and (Dis)-Abusing Religious and Economic Authority on Supernatural |
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163 | (13) |
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"I am an angel of the Lord": An Inquiry into the Christian Nature of Supernatural's Heavenly Delegates |
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176 | (11) |
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Televisual Folklore: Rescuing Supernatural from the Fakelore Realm |
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187 | (16) |
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Cruel Capricious Gods: Auteurs, Fans, Critics |
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Sympathy for the Fangirl: Becky Rosen, Fan Identity, and Interactivity in Supernatural |
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203 | (16) |
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Crossing Over: Network Transition, Critical Reception, and Supernatural Longevity |
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219 | (11) |
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Plagiarism or Props?: Homage to Neil Gaiman in Eric Kripke's Supernatural |
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230 | (15) |
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Epilogue Now: The Road Ahead, or the Chapter at the End of This Book |
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245 | (8) |
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Seasons 1-6: Supernatural Episode Guide |
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253 | (20) |
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Notes |
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273 | (13) |
TV and Filmography |
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286 | (4) |
Contributors |
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290 | (5) |
Bibliography |
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295 | (21) |
Index |
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