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Autore |
Spratford Becky Siegel |
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Titolo |
The readers' advisory guide to horror [[electronic resource] /] / Becky Siegel Spratford |
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Chicago, Ill., : American Library Association, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Collana |
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ALA readers' advisory series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fiction in libraries - United States |
Libraries - United States - Special collections - Horror tales |
Readers' advisory services - United States |
Horror tales, American |
Horror tales, English |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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