Description: A modern study on America's preoccupation with body weight, processed foods, and pollution through the lens of horror
Brief description: Thomas Fahy is professor of English and director of graduate studies at Long Island University Post. He has authored numerous books, including Dining with Madmen: Fat, Food, and the Environment in 1980s Horror and The Writing Dead: Talking Terror with TV's Top Horror Writers, both published by University Press of Mississippi. He has also edited collections on Alan Ball, Aaron Sorkin, and David Chase.
Review Quotes: In Dining with Madmen, Thomas Fahy aptly illustrates just how 'conspicuous' our consumption can be. Fahy explores the staples of 1980s horror with considerable insight, offering an analysis of the disturbing appetites, addictions, and attitudes that menace society, on-screen and off. This volume is an essential read, not only for horror scholars and fans, but for those working in areas such as body image and food studies, as well.--Cynthia J. Miller, editor of What's Eating You: Food and Horror on Screen