Renner, Karen J. <br/><br/>
Evil Children in the Popular Imagination  [electronic resource] / 
by Karen J. Renner. 
 - New York :  Palgrave Macmillan US(Imprint),  2016. 
 - VII, 213 p.  online resource. 
<br/><br/>Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Monstrous Births -- 2. Gifted Children -- 3. Child Ghosts -- 4. Possessed Children -- 5. Ferals -- 6. Changelings -- Primary Sources -- Works Cited -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Focusing on narratives with supernatural components, Karen J. Renner argues that the recent proliferation of stories about evil children demonstrates not a declining faith in the innocence of childhood but a desire to preserve its purity. From novels to music videos, photography to video games, the evil child haunts a range of texts and comes in a variety of forms, including changelings, ferals, and monstrous newborns. In this book, Renner illustrates how each subtype offers a different explanation for the problem of the "evil" child and adapts to changing historical circumstances and ideologies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781137599636(ebook:PDF) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Youth-Social life and customs.<br/>Film genres.<br/>Comparative literature.<br/>Youth Culture.<br/>Childhood, Adolescence and Society.<br/>Media and Communication.<br/>Comparative Literature.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.083