{"product_id":"a-haunt-of-fears","title":"A HAUNT OF FEARS","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1949 and 1955, Britain experienced a surge of anxiety over “American-style” or “horror” comics, prompting widespread media outrage with cries like “Now Ban This Filth That Poisons Our Children” and “Drive Out the Horror Comics.” Columnists lamented the presence of grotesque imagery, declaring it a dark realm filled with monsters and moral decay, eventually resulting in legislation that prohibited the publication or sale of comics deemed harmful to youth.\n\nHowever, this book delves deeper, questioning the motivations behind the anti-comics campaign, notably the involvement of the British Communist Party, which paradoxically targeted comics that aligned with its anti-McCarthyism stance.\n\nBy examining the disconnect between the campaigners' private fears and their public discourse, \u003cem\u003eA Haunt of Fears\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1983, challenges traditional interpretations of media panics and sheds light on the cultural climate of Britain during this tumultuous period.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut Of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. \u003c\/strong\u003eNick at top back spine edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press, Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643249295646,"sku":"RB6787","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB6787-haunt-fear.jpg?v=1784514551","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/a-haunt-of-fears","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}