The Spectral West

Illuminates the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen, examining this through key historic moments in Western film and its contemporary incarnations.

This book considers the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen. It identifies traditions usually associated with the Gothic or horror film in the Western and examines ways in which they have often played either sub-textual or explicit roles in the Western narrative throughout its history and in contemporary forms.