Contents vi
Horror Comics 91
Horror Criticism 97
Horror Literature and Science Fiction 101
Horror Literature as Social Criticism and Commentary 106
Horror Literature in the Internet Age 111
Horror Publishing, 1975–1995: The Boom Years 116
Horror Video Games 121
The Legacy of Frankenstein: From Gothic Novel to Cultural Myth 125
Occult Fiction 130
Page to Screen: The Influence of Literary Horror on
Film and Television 135
Religion, Horror, and the Supernatural 143
Shakespearean Horrors 148
Small Press, Specialty, and Online Horror 153
Vampire Fiction from Dracula to Lestat and Beyond 157
Weird and Cosmic Horror Fiction 163
Young Adult Horror Fiction 168
Part Three: Reference Entries (Authors, Works,
and Specialized Topics) 175
Aickman, Robert 177
Ainsworth, William Harrison 179
Ajvide Lindqvist, John 181
Alcott, Louisa May 182
Alone with the Horrors 184
Alraune 185
Ancestral Curse 186
Arkham House 189
At the Mountains of Madness 192
Ballard, J. G. 195
