▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁usually ▁features ▁sub urban ▁settings , ▁pre occup ations ▁and ▁protagon ists ". ▁She ▁arg ues ▁that ▁a ▁common ▁tro pe ▁of ▁the ▁sub urban ▁Goth ic ▁is ▁the ▁danger ▁within ▁a ▁family ▁or ▁neighbourhood , ▁rather ▁than ▁an ▁external ▁threat . ▁Te en agers ▁and ▁children ▁are ▁often ▁major ▁protagon ists ▁or ▁sources ▁of ▁threat ▁and ▁characteristic ▁conflicts ▁often ▁focus ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁individual ity ▁and ▁conform ity . ▁ ▁Import ant ▁early ▁works ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁sub gen re ▁include ▁Richard ▁Math es on ' s ▁I ▁Am ▁Leg end ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁and ▁Sh ir ley ▁Jackson ' s ▁The ▁Ha un ting ▁of ▁Hill ▁House ▁( 1 9 5 9 ). ▁Works ▁that ▁incorpor ate ▁environmental ▁concerns ▁include ▁Ira ▁Le vin ' s ▁The ▁Step ford ▁W ives ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁Anne ▁R ivers ▁S idd ons ' s ▁The ▁House ▁Next ▁Do or ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Tod d ▁Hay nes ▁film ▁Sa fe ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁A ▁more ▁recent ▁book ▁identified ▁within ▁the ▁genre ▁is ▁Bret ▁East on ▁Ell is ' ▁mock ▁mem oir ▁L un ar ▁Park ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁▁ ▁Import ant ▁films ▁include ▁versions ▁of ▁these ▁written ▁works ▁and ▁T obe ▁Ho oper ' s ▁Pol ter ge ist ▁( 1 9 8 2 ). ▁Several ▁works ▁by ▁David ▁Lyn ch , ▁not ably ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁T win ▁Pe aks ▁and ▁the