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Edición

Third edition.

Descripción

xv, 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Colección

ALA readers' advisory series

ALA readers' advisory series.

Bibliografía

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contenido

Part I -- The Lure of the Dark Side: Horror's Enduring Appeal -- Horror 101: The State of Terror Today -- Helping Your Scariest Readers: The Horror RA Conversation -- Part II -- Ghosts and Haunted Houses: Home Scream Home -- Vampire Menace: Sparkly Vampire Need Not Apply -- Zombies Follow the Walking Dead -- Witches, Curses and the Occult: Black Magic Comes for You -- Monsters and Ancient Evil: Creature Features -- Nature Gone Wild: Plants and Animals Attack -- Satan and Demonic Possession: The Devil Inside -- Psychological Horror: It's All In Your Head...Or Is It? -- Lovecraftian and Cosmic Horror: Cthulhu is Calling -- Body Horror: Our Bodies Betray Us -- Further Explorations of the Dark Side: Whole Collection Options for Horror Readers -- Part III -- Staying in Horrific Shape: Horror Collection Development and Resources -- Sowing the Seeds of Fear: Horror Promotion and Programming -- Appendix: More Battle Tested Titles to Suggest to Readers by Subgenre.

Sumario

"Covering the latest in monsters and the macabre, horror expert Spratford's resource is ideal as both an introductory guide for novices and a fount of new ideas for horror-aware reference staff."-- Provided by publisher.

Materia

Fiction in libraries -- United States.

Libraries -- Special collections -- United States -- Horror tales.

Readers' advisory services -- United States.

Horror tales, American -- Bibliography.

Horror tales, English -- Bibliography.

Fiction in libraries.

Horror tales, American.

Horror tales, English.

Libraries -- Special collections.

Readers' advisory services.

United States.

Género/Forma

Bibliographies.

Horror tales.

Bibliographies.

Otro Título

Horror readers' advisory

Horror

Otro formato:

Online version: Spratford, Becky Siegel Readers' advisory guide to horror. Third edition. Chicago : ALA Editions, 2021 9780838937426 (DLC) 2021017436

ISBN

9780838948767 paperback

0838948766 paperback

9780838937426 electronic book

9780838937419 electronic publication