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<b>A horror-story history of capitalism and its relationship to the haunted and the gothic, and a manifesto of Gothic Marxism, which finds revolutionary hope in the nightmare of modernity.</b><br><br><b>What does it mean to see horror in capitalism? What can horror tell us about the state and nature of capitalism?</b><br><br>Blending film criticism, cultural theory, and philosophy, <i>Capitalism: A Horror Story</i> examines literature, film, and philosophy, from Frankenstein to contemporary cinema, delving into the socio-political function of the monster, the haunted nature of the digital world, and the inescapable horror of contemporary capitalist politics.<br><br>Revitalizing the tradition of Romantic anticapitalism and offering a “dark way of being red”, <i>Capitalism: A Horror Story</i> argues for a Gothic Marxism, showing how we can find revolutionary hope in horror- a site of monstrous becoming that opens the door to a Utopian future.