Books by Paul Meehan

A popular phenomenon since antiquity, the image of the haunted house is one that has translated elegantly into the medium of film. The haunted house transcends genre, appearing in mysteries, gothic romances, comedies and horror films. This book is the first comprehensive critical study of themes surrounding haunted houses in film.

Traces the common origins of film noir and science fiction films, identifying the many instances in which the two have merged to form a distinctive subgenre known as Tech-Noir. This text examines over 100 movies in which the common noir elements of crime, mystery, surrealism, and human perversity intersect with technology of science fiction.

The theme of the double has inspired works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Poe, de Maupassant, Dostoevsky and others, and has been the basis for classic films in the genres of mystery, horror and science fiction. This theme is examined in film noir and neo-noir, with a special emphasis on the works of Alfred Hitchcock.