The horror readers' advisory : the librarian's guide to vampires, killer tomatoes, and haunted houses /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spratford, Becky Siegel
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Clausen, Tammy Hennigh
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.
Series:ALA readers' advisory series
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Online Access:CONNECT
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.