Deadline for submissions: August 1, 2017 Full name/name of organization: Kevin M. Scott and Connor M. Scott Contact email: ohthehorror80s@gmail.com Call for Paper (June 7, 2017) Oh, The Horror: Politics and Culture in Horror Films of the 1980s Kevin M Scott (Albany State University) Connor M Scott (Georgia State University) Contact email: ohthehorror80s@gmail.com In the 1980s, a decade significantly known for Ronald Reagan, the Moral Majority, and the ascendance of the corporation as an aesthetic, Hollywood recovered from and reacted to the director-centric 1970s by reasserting studio control over mainstream cinema. With notable exceptions, the films of the 1980s were constructive—supporting a neater and more optimistic view of history and American culture—as opposed to the deconstructive films of the prior decade, challenging and, often, fatalistic. A simple review of Oscar nominees for the 1980s, compared to those of the 1970s, demonstrates that the capitalistic desires of the studios aligned neatly […]