The Spectral West: Super-Nature and the Gothic in the Western Film .

by Wayne Johnson and Keith McDonald

This book considers the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen. These dark and sinister undertones often exist in Western narratives to draw attention to the ever-present issue of death and its haunting resonance and at times as terrifying entities which characters encounter. This book examines this through key historic moments in Western film and its contemporary incarnations. The book detects imposing correlations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839987928
• ISBN13: 9781839987922
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 250 Pages