02992nam 2200637 a 450 991080862970332120230801230701.00-8389-9449-0(CKB)2670000000358708(EBL)1188829(SSID)ssj0000889896(PQKBManifestationID)11467941(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000889896(PQKBWorkID)10883298(PQKB)10491249(OCoLC)844924494(MiAaPQ)EBC1188829(Au-PeEL)EBL1188829(CaPaEBR)ebr10751734(OCoLC)845256606(EXLCZ)99267000000035870820130912d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe readers' advisory guide to horror[electronic resource] /Becky Siegel Spratford2nd ed.Chicago, Ill. American Library Associationc20121 online resource (184 p.)ALA readers' advisory seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8389-1112-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Fiction in librariesUnited StatesLibrariesUnited StatesSpecial collectionsHorror talesReaders' advisory servicesUnited StatesHorror tales, AmericanBibliographyHorror tales, EnglishBibliographyFiction in librariesLibrariesSpecial collectionsHorror tales.Readers' advisory servicesHorror tales, AmericanHorror tales, English026/.80883Spratford Becky Siegel1639658MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808629703321The readers' advisory guide to horror3982744UNINA