Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears [2 volumes]
byMatt Cardin is an English and philosophy/religion instructor at Ranger College in Stephenville, TX.
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Cardin, Matt, editor. Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears [2 volumes]. Greenwood, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440842023.
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Cardin, Matt, ed. Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears [2 volumes]. Greenwood, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440842023
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Cardin, M. (Ed.). (2017). Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440842023
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This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers.
• Describes horror literature during different periods, thus helping readers understand the roots of modern horror literature, how works of horror have engaged social issues, and how horror has evolved over time• Connects horror literature to popular culture through sidebars on film adaptations, television shows, video games, and other nonliterary, popular culture topics
• Includes excerpts from selected literary works that exemplify topics discussed in the entries that support English language arts standards by enabling students to read these excerpts critically in light of the entries
• Prompts students to consider the nature of horror as a genre, the relationship of horror literature and social issues, and how horror literature intersects with mainstream supernatural concerns, such as religion
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"Ladies and gentlemen, make space on your bookshelf for Matt Cardin's super-ambitious Horr Literature Through History. . . . [An] indispensable reference book. . . . The book's three-part structure makes it ideal for research and educational reading, and it's a book every horror fiction fan should cherish like a treasure." - Rue Morgue
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Table of Contents
Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears [2 volumes]
Contributors: Cardin, Matt;Abstract:This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers.
• Describes horror literature during different periods, thus helping readers understand the roots of modern horror literature, how works of horror have engaged social issues, and how horror has evolved over time• Connects horror literature to popular culture through sidebars on film adaptations, television shows, video games, and other nonliterary, popular culture topics
• Includes excerpts from selected literary works that exemplify topics discussed in the entries that support English language arts standards by enabling students to read these excerpts critically in light of the entries
• Prompts students to consider the nature of horror as a genre, the relationship of horror literature and social issues, and how horror literature intersects with mainstream supernatural concerns, such as religion
Editor(s): Cardin, Matt;SortTitle: horror literature through history: an encyclopedia of the stories that speak to our deepest fears [2 volumes]Author Info:Matt CardineditorMatt Cardin is an English and philosophy/religion instructor at Ranger College in Stephenville, TX.
eISBN-13: 9781440842023Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440842023.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440842016Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 1072Publication Date: 20170921Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3
- Vol-1 a1
- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Guide to Related Topics xix20
- Preface xxv26
- Introduction: Spookhouses, Catharsis, and Dark Consolations xxix30
- Timeline of Horror Literature Through History xxxv36
- Part One: Horror through History 150
- Part Two: Themes, Topics,and Genres 4998
- APOCALYPTIC HORROR 51100
- ECO-HORROR 56105
- GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE MONSTERS OF LITERARY HORROR 61110
- GHOST STORIES 67116
- THE GOTHIC LITERARY TRADITION 72121
- GOTHIC POETRY 77126
- HORROR ANTHOLOGIES 84133
- HORROR COMICS 91140
- HORROR CRITICISM 97146
- HORROR LITERATURE AND SCIENCE FICTION 101150
- HORROR LITERATURE AS SOCIAL CRITICISM AND COMMENTARY 106155
- HORROR LITERATURE IN THE INTERNET AGE 111160
- HORROR PUBLISHING, 1975–1995: THE BOOM YEARS 116165
- HORROR VIDEO GAMES 121170
- THE LEGACY OF FRANKENSTEIN: FROM GOTHIC NOVEL TO CULTURAL MYTH 125174
- OCCULT FICTION 130179
- PAGE TO SCREEN: THE INFLUENCE OF LITERARY HORROR ON FILM AND TELEVISION 135184
- RELIGION, HORROR, AND THE SUPERNATURAL 143192
- SHAKESPEAREAN HORRORS 148197
- SMALL PRESS, SPECIALTY, AND ONLINE HORROR 153202
- VAMPIRE FICTION FROM DRACULA TO LESTAT AND BEYOND 157206
- WEIRD AND COSMIC HORROR FICTION 163212
- YOUNG ADULT HORROR FICTION 168217
- Part Three: Reference Entries (Authors, Works, and Specialized Topics) 175224
- A 177226
- B 195244
- BALLARD, J. G. (1930–2009) 195244
- BARKER, CLIVE (1952–) 196245
- BARLOW, R. H. (1918–1951) 201250
- BARRON, LAIRD (1970–) 202251
- BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES (1821–1867) 207256
- “THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS” 208257
- BEAUMONT, CHARLES (1929–1967) 210259
- BELOVED 212261
- BENSON, E. F. (1867–1940) 213262
- BIERCE, AMBROSE (1842–1914?) 215264
- BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON (1869–1951) 218267
- BLEILER, E. F. (1920–2010) 223272
- BLOCH, ROBERT (1917–1994) 224273
- BODY HORROR 229278
- BODY SNATCHING 230279
- BOOKS OF BLOOD 232281
- BORGES, JORGE LUIS (1899–1986) 234283
- BOWEN, MARJORIE (1885–1952) 235284
- BRADBURY, RAY (1920–2012) 237286
- BRAM STOKER AWARD 241290
- BRENNAN, JOSEPH PAYNE (1918–1990) 242291
- BRITE, POPPY Z. (1967–) 244293
- THE BRONTË Sisters 245294
- BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771–1810) 250299
- BULWER-LYTTON, EDWARD (1803–1873) 252301
- BURNT OFFERINGS 254303
- BUTLER, OCTAVIA E. (1947–2006) 255304
- BUZZATI, DINO (1906–1972) 257306
- BYRON, LORD (1788–1824) 258307
- BYRONIC HERO 260309
- C 263312
- “THE CALL OF CTHULHU” 263312
- CAMPBELL, RAMSEY (1946–) 264313
- CARMILLA 272321
- CARRION COMFORT 274323
- CARROLL, JONATHAN (1949–) 275324
- CARTER, ANGELA (1940–1992) 276325
- THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD 278327
- “CASTING THE RUNES” 280329
- THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO 282331
- THE CEREMONIES 284333
- CHAMBERS, ROBERT W. (1865–1933) 287336
- CHARNAS, SUZY McKEE (1939–) 288337
- “THE CHIMNEY” 290339
- CISCO, MICHAEL (1970–) 291340
- COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR (1772–1834) 293342
- COLLIER, JOHN (1901–1980) 295344
- COLLINS, WILKIE (1824–1889) 297346
- “THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE” 298347
- COMMUNION 300349
- CONJURE WIFE 302351
- COPPARD, A. E. (1878–1957) 303352
- CRAWFORD, F. MARION (1854–1908) 304353
- CTHULHU MYTHOS 306355
- D 309358
- DAGON 309358
- THE DAMNATION GAME 310359
- THE DAMNED 311360
- THE DARK DOMAIN 313362
- DARK FANTASY 314363
- DARK GODS 315364
- THE DARK TOWER 318367
- DATLOW, ELLEN (1949–) 319368
- DE LA MARE, WALTER (1873–1956) 323372
- “THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRAYSER” 326375
- “THE DEMON LOVER” 328377
- DERLETH, AUGUST (1909–1971) 329378
- THE DEVIL RIDES OUT 331380
- DEVILS AND DEMONS 333382
- DICK, PHILIP K. (1928–1982) 335384
- DOUBLES, DOPPELGÄNGERS, AND SPLIT SELVES 337386
- DRACULA 339388
- DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES 342391
- THE DROWNING GIRL 345394
- DU MAURIER, DAPHNE (1907–1989) 346395
- DUE, TANANARIVE (1966–) 348397
- “THE DUNWICH HORROR” 350399
- E 353402
- F 361410
- G 379428
- GAIMAN, NEIL (1955–) 379428
- GAUTIER, THÉOPHILE (1811–1872) 381430
- “THE GHOST SHIP” 382431
- GHOST STORY 383432
- THE GIRL NEXT DOOR 385434
- “THE GIRL WITH THE HUNGRY EYES” 386435
- GOGOL, NIKOLAI (1809–1852) 388437
- THE GOLEM 390439
- “GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE” 391440
- GOTHIC HERO/VILLAIN 392441
- GRABINSKI, STEFAN (1887–1936) 395444
- GRANT, CHARLES L. (1942–2006) 397446
- “THE GREAT GOD PAN” 399448
- “GREEN TEA” 401450
- THE GROTESQUE 403452
- H 407456
- HAGGARD, H. RIDER (1856–1925) 407456
- HAINING, PETER (1940–2007) 408457
- HAND, ELIZABETH (1957–) 409458
- THE HANDS OF ORLAC 411460
- HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928) 412461
- HARRIS, THOMAS (1940–) 414463
- HARTLEY, L. P. (1895–1972) 415464
- HARVEST HOME 417466
- THE HAUNTED HOUSE OR CASTLE 418467
- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE 420469
- HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL (1804–1864) 422471
- HEARN, LAFCADIO (1850–1904) 427476
- HELL HOUSE 429478
- HERBERT, JAMES (1943–2013) 431480
- HICHENS, ROBERT (1864–1950) 433482
- HILL, JOE (1972–) 435484
- HILL, SUSAN (1942–) 436485
- THE HISTORIAN 437486
- HODGSON, WILLIAM HOPE (1877–1918) 439488
- HOFFMANN, E. T. A. (1776–1822) 440489
- “THE HORLA” 443492
- THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES 444493
- THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR 446495
- HOUSE OF LEAVES 447496
- THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES 449498
- THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND 451500
- HOWARD, ROBERT E. (1906–1936) 453502
- HUBBARD, L. RON (1911–1986) 455504
- HUGO, VICTOR (1802–1885) 456505
- HUYSMANS, J. K. (1848–1907) 458507
- I 461510