Horror Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide
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Book edited by Marshall B. Tymn, 385 Books
The book Horror Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide is a comprehensive reference work designed to serve a wide audience, from library acquisitions staff and educators to scholars, researchers, and general readers interested in horror fiction. Edited by Marshall B. Tymn, the book provides an extensive overview of the genre, tracing its origins from Gothic romance through to modern horror literature. Contributors such as Frederick S. Frank, Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV, Jack Sullivan, and Robert Weinberg bring their expertise to different eras and forms of horror literature, including novels, anthologies, pulp magazines, and supernatural verse.
The book's purpose is to offer bibliographic control of horror fiction and related genres, presenting over 1,300 key works and providing a historical framework for understanding the development of the genre. Each chapter includes annotated bibliographies, critical essays, and a focus on core collection titles, selected based on their influence, popularity, and historical significance. The guide also aims to highlight the importance of horror literature as an entertaining yet intellectually stimulating form of art, while also addressing the contributions of well-known and lesser-known authors in the field.
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Edited by Marshall B. Tymn, with contributors such as Frederick S. Frank, Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV, Jack Sullivan, and Robert Weinberg
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