Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror

Name: Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror
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ISBN: 9780838911129

ISBN-10: 0838911129

ISBN-13: 9780838911129

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: Becky Siegel Spratford

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Vampires, zombies, ghosts, and ghoulies: there are more things going bump in the night than ever. So how do you wend your way through all of them to find the ones that interest a particular reader? RA expert Spratford updates her advisory to include the latest in monsters and the macabre.

Book details

List price: $54.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: American Library Association
Publication date: 4/9/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Series Introduction


Preface: Why We Need Horror


Acknowledgments



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 Tables 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: Cthulthu 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


Bibliography


Index