This series delves into the captivating world of cult television, exploring its intricate fan networks. Authors reconsider how cult TV is conceived, produced, programmed, and consumed. It challenges traditional distinctions between cult and 'quality' television, offering engaging reading for scholars, students, and fans alike. The books examine individual shows, key genres like sci-fi, horror, and fantasy, as well as themes and trends that define the past, present, and future of this phenomenon.
Based upon the successful Jeff Lindsay novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Showtime's and FX's Dexter show chronicles the grisly exploits of a police blood spatter expert who moonlights as a serial killer (or vice versa). This title offers an investigation of this show's many issues, contexts, and complexities.