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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808629703321

Autore

Spratford Becky Siegel

Titolo

The readers' advisory guide to horror [[electronic resource] /] / Becky Siegel Spratford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : American Library Association, c2012

ISBN

0-8389-9449-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

ALA readers' advisory series

Disciplina

026/.80883

Soggetti

Fiction in libraries - United States

Libraries - United States - Special collections - Horror tales

Readers' advisory services - United States

Horror tales, American

Horror tales, English

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

As both an introductory guide for librarians just dipping their toes into the brackish water of scary fiction, as well as a fount of new ideas for horror-aware reference staff, Spratford's book is infernally appropriate.