Ecohorror represents human fears about the natural worldkiller plants and animals catastrophic weather events and disquieting encounters with the nonhuman. Its portrayals of animals the environment and even scientists build on popular conceptions of zoology ecology and the scientific process. As such ecohorror is a genre uniquely situated to address life art and the dangers of scientific knowledge in the Anthropocene.Featuring new readings of the genre Fear and Nature brings ecohorror texts and theories into conversation with other critical discourses. The chapters cover a variety of media forms from literature and short fiction to manga poetry television and film. The chronological range is equally varied beginning in the nineteenth century with the work of Edgar Allan Poe and finishing in the twentyfirst with Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro. This range highlights the significance of ecohorror as a mode. In their analyses the contributors make explicit connections across chapters question the limits of the genre and address the ways in which our fears about nature intersect with those we hold about the racial animal and bodily other.A foundational text this volume will appeal to specialists in horror studies Gothic studies the environmental humanities and ecocriticism.In addition to the editors the contributors include Kristen Angierski Bridgitte Barclay Marisol Cortez Chelsea Davis Joseph K. Heumann Dawn Keetley Ashley Kniss Robin L. Murray Brittany R. Roberts Sharon Sharp and Keri Stevenson.