Heidi Strengell is director of the Language Center at the University of Lapland, Finland.
Meticulously researched and argued, Strengell's work offers original insights on King's treatment of gender and sexuality, his use of Gothic tropes and themes, and the literary and mythological influences he has freely adapted. This book is particularly valuable as a resource for defining King's place as a specifically American artist. - Tony Magistrale, author of Landscape of Fear: Stephen King's American Gothic, recently reissued by the Popular Press