Bibliograph

The horror readers' advisory, the librarian's guide to vampires, killer tomatoes, and haunted houses, Becky Siegel Spratford, Tammy Hennigh Clausen

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Label

The horror readers' advisory, the librarian's guide to vampires, killer tomatoes, and haunted houses, Becky Siegel Spratford, Tammy Hennigh Clausen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-147) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The horror readers' advisory

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1044195

Responsibility statement

Becky Siegel Spratford, Tammy Hennigh Clausen

Sub title

the librarian's guide to vampires, killer tomatoes, and haunted houses

Table Of Contents

The evolution of horror literature and film -- The readers' advisory interview : matching horror novels with readers -- The classics : time-tested tales of terror -- Ghosts and haunted houses : home, scream, home -- Mummies, zombies, and golems : the walking dead under wraps -- Vampires : Dracula will never die -- Werewolves and animals of terror : the beast walks among us -- Maniacs and other monsters : the killer lurking in the corner -- Black magic, witches, warlocks, and the occult : double, double, toil, and trouble -- Demonic possession and Satanism : the Devil inside -- Scientific and biomedical horror : the doctor will see you now -- Psychological horror : mental mayhem -- Splatterpunk or extreme horror : horror's cutting edge -- Horror resources : how to hunt for the haunted -- Collection development : cultivating the seeds of fear -- Marketing your horror collection : make them come back to your lair of horror

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