A Dark California

<p> Focusing on portrayals of California in popular culture, this collection of new essays traces a central theme of darkness through literature (Toby Barlow, Angela Carter, Joan Didion, Thomas Pynchon, and Claire Vaye Watkins), video games (<I>L.A. Noire</I>), music (Death Grips, Lana Del Rey, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers), TV (<I>True Detective</I> and <I>American Horror Story</I>), and film (<I>Starry Eyes, Southland Tales</I> and <I&g