Bibliograph

The readers' advisory guide to horror, Becky Siegel Spratford

Type

Label

The readers' advisory guide to horror, Becky Siegel Spratford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The readers' advisory guide to horror

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

761481981

Responsibility statement

Becky Siegel Spratford

Series statement

ALA readers' advisory series

Table Of Contents

A brief history of horror : how the past haunts the present -- The appeal of horror : feel the fear, find the readers -- Horror 101 : a crash course in today's tales of terror -- The classics : time-tested tales of terror -- Ghosts and haunted houses : home, scream home -- Vampires : books with bite -- Zombies : follow the walking dead -- Shape-shifters : nature morphs into something terrifying -- Monsters and ancient evil : Cthulhu comes calling -- Witches and the occult : double, double, toil and trouble -- Satan and demonic possession : the devil inside -- Comic horror : laughing in the face of fear -- Moving beyond the haunted house : whole collection options for horror readers -- Sowing the seeds of fear : horror resources and marketing

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