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The horror readers' advisory : the librarian's guide to vampires, killer tomatoes, and haunted houses
Title:
The horror readers' advisory : the librarian's guide to vampires, killer tomatoes, and haunted houses
Author:
Spratford, Becky Siegel.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago : American Library Association, [2004]

©2004
Physical Description:
x, 161 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:
English
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 -- Monsters and maniacs : 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 -- Biomedical and scientific 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.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0411/2003025530.html
ISBN:
9780838908716
Format :
Book