Horror fiction in the 20th century : exploring literature's most chilling genre / Jess Nevins.

Author/creator Nevins, Jess author.
Format Book
PublicationSanta Barbara, California : Praeger : Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]
Copyright Date©2020
Descriptionxviii, 277 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Part one: 1901-1939, the golden age. British writers -- American writers -- Horror in the pulps -- Horror in the mainstream -- Outside the anglosphere, 1901-1939 -- Part two: 1940-1970, midcentury frights. American writers -- British writers -- Horror in the mainstream -- Horror on the cheap -- Outside the anglosphere, 1940-1970 -- Part three: 1971-2000, the boom years. Horror as big business -- The boom and bust of the 1980s and 1990s -- Short-fiction authors, 1971-2000 -- Horror for children and young adults -- Outsiders writing horror -- Outside the anglosphere, 1971-2000.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [229]-268) and index.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
ISBN9781440862052 (print)
ISBN1440862052 (print)
ISBN(ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks PN56 .H6 N48 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold