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    Published: 2021-01-051
    Vol. 2 No. 16 (2020)

    The Changing Paradigm of Storytelling in Contemporary Horror Series

    Artur Borowiecki
    Media - Culture - Social Communication
    Section: Articles
    https://doi.org/10.31648/mkks.6286

    Abstract

    Since the broadcast of the series The Sopranos (1999–2007), a new stage in the history of cinematography can be observed, popularly known as the “golden age of television.” Its main feature is a narratively complex series. The authors of these works use new stylistic means and experiment with narrative patterns that have been established since the beginning of television. The author of the presented article deals with the subject of horror series, which are precisely the production of narrative complexes. Based on the example of selected seasons of popular American horror series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), The Walking Dead (2010–), American Horror Story (2011–) and Channel Zero (2016–2018) and the American-English series Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), the issue of changes in the narrative strategies of these series is discussed. The answers to the following questions were sought: have contemporary horror series undergone a similar metamorphosis as quality dramas, and what does this change involve? Are there postmodern collages and distortions in the temporal layer of narrative lines? Do the authors weave innovative solutions, following the thought of Russian formalists, into narrative structures? Is it finally possible to talk about a new type of horror series, or are these only duplicated patterns that previously appeared in horror series?

    Keywords:

    contemporary drama series, narrative complexity, postmodernism, quality series, quality television

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    Borowiecki, A. (2021). The Changing Paradigm of Storytelling in Contemporary Horror Series. Media - Culture - Social Communication, 2(16), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.31648/mkks.6286

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