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Editor’s Note: See Maria Lima’s “Another Roadside Attraction” for more on the Trickster’s role in Supernatural.
THIS PUBLICATION HAS NOT BEEN PREPARED, APPROVED, OR LICENSED BY ANY ENTITY THAT CREATED OR PRODUCED THE WELL-KNOWN TELEVISION SERIES SUPERNATURAL.
Foreword © 2009 by Keith R. A. DeCandido
Introduction © 2009 by Dawn Bennett
“‘We’re Not Exactly the Bradys’” © 2009 by Tanya Huff
“The Burden of Being Sammy” © 2009 by Dodger Winslow
“What’s Supernatural About Supernatural?” © 2009 by Randall M. Jensen
“Horror, Humanity, and the Demon in the Mirror” © 2009 by Gregory Stevenson
“Good and Evil in the World of Supernatural” © 2009 by Avril Hannah-Jones
“Sympathy for the Devils” © 2009 by Robert T. Jeschonek
“Dean Winchester: Bad-Ass … or Soccer Mom?” © 2009 by Tanya Michaels
“‘We’ve Got Work to Do’” © 2009 by Amy Garvey
“A Powerful Need” © 2009 by Sheryl A. Rakowski
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jo the Monster Killer” © 2009 by Mary Borsellino
“Spreading Disaster” © 2009 by Jacob Clifton
“Who Threw Momma on the Ceiling?” © 2009 by Carol Poole
“Scary Just Got Sexy” © 2009 by Emily Turner
“Blue Collar Ghost Hunters” © 2009 by Jamie Chambers
“A Supernatural Love Story” © 2009 by Heather Swain
“Back in Black” © 2009 by Jules Wilkinson
“Riding Down the Highway” © 2009 by Mary Fechter
“John Winchester and the Magic Bullet Theory” © 2009 by Tracy S. Morris
“The Evils of Hating … Um, Evil” © 2009 by Amy Berner
“Another Roadside Attraction” © 2009 by Maria Lima
“Keepers of the Lore” © 2009 by Shanna Swendson
“Ghouls in Cyberspace” © 2009 by London E. Brickley
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Foreword
Introduction
“WE’RE NOT EXACTLY THE BRADYS”
THE BURDEN OF BEING SAMMY - (A Parenthetical Discussion of Self-Perception …
WHAT’S SUPERNATURAL ABOUT SUPERNATURAL?
SUPERNATURAL AND THE SUPERNATURAL
SUPERNATURAL AS HORROR
HORROR, HUMANITY, AND THE DEMON IN THE MIRROR
MONSTERS AND METAPHORS
IS SUPERNATURAL ATHEISTIC?
THE DEMON IN THE MIRROR
“NOBODY’S KILLING ANY VIRGINS!”
GOOD AND EVIL IN THE WORLD OF SUPERNATURAL
“OF COURSE YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID OF THE DARK”: EVIL ON SUPERNATURAL
“THEY’RE EVERYWHERE”: AZAZEL, LILITH, AND OTHER DEMONS
“LUCIFER ACTUALLY MEANS LIGHT BRINGER”: SAM WINCHESTER AS THE MORNING STAR
“IF YOU KNOW EVIL’S OUT THERE, HOW CAN YOU NOT BELIEVE GOOD’S OUT THERE, TOO?”
“ANY FLUFFY WHITE WING FEATHERS?”: THE EXISTENCE OF ANGELS
CONCLUSION
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVILS
ALL ABOUT THE DRAMA
METAPHORICALLY SPOOKING
LUCIFER’S FALLEN, AND HE CAN’T GET UP
REHAB FOR MONSTERS
SUPERNATURAL EVOLUTION
FRIENDS OF THE DEVILS
DEAN WINCHESTER: BAD-ASS … OR SOCCER MOM?
“WE’VE GOT WORK TO DO” - Sacrifice, Heroism, and Sam and Dean Winchester
A POWERFUL NEED - Heroism, Winchester-Style
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, JO THE MONSTER KILLER - Supernatural’s Excluded Heroines
THE GUY WITH A CAR, THE GIRL IN A GRAVE
JO HARVELLE
SPREADING DISASTER - Gender in the Supernatural Universe
I: KANSAS
II: THE CHALICE OF BLOOD
III: THE DOUBLE
IV: THE CAR, THE COLT, & THE KNIFE
V: THE RUNAWAY & THE CROSSROADS
WHO THREW MOMMA ON THE CEILING? - Analyzing Supernatural’s Primal Scene of Trauma
A NOTE ABOUT MYTH AND PSYCHOLOGY
“MOM ON FIRE ON THE CEILING”-A VIEW FROM THE CRIB
BRAVE LITTLE SOLDIERS: SAM AND DEAN AS MOTHERLESS HEROES
HUNTING: SUPERNATURAL’S QUEST FOR A NEW AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY
CONCLUSION: YES, CHICK-FLICK MOMENTS
SCARY JUST GOT SEXY - Transgression in Supernatural and Its Fanfiction
BLUE COLLAR GHOST HUNTERS
A LITTLE HISTORY
HUNTING ON THE CHEAP
HITTING THE ROAD
A SUPERNATURAL LOVE STORY
BACK IN BLACK
RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY - Why the Impala Is the Third Main Character
THE CONNECTION TO THE PAST
THE IMPALA AS LEGACY
THE CONNECTION TO THE JOB
THE CONNECTION TO DEAN
JOHN WINCHESTER AND THE MAGIC BULLET THEORY
THE EVILS OF HATING … UM, EVIL - What Gordon Walker Did Wrong and Why We …
BUT THEY’RE GOOD VAMPIRES!
TARGETING A WINCHESTER WON’T WIN YOU FRIENDS
BECOMING THE MONSTER (FOR REAL)
ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION - The Role of the Trickster in Supernatural
MAKING MISCHIEF
TALES AND STORYTELLING
NUGENT. TED NUGENT.
IT’S NOT SUCH A WONDERFUL LIFE
WHAT’S UP NEXT, DOC?
KEEPERS OF THE LORE
GHOULS IN CYBERSPACE - Supernatural Sources in the Modern, Demon-Blogging World
Acknowledgements
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