An anthology of essays on horror writing, providing an overview of the genre, exploring the characteristics of the gothic novel, examining three classic horror novels, and looking at the lives and works of four modern masters of horror, including H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker.
year: 2001
call number/section: 823.9, 823
subjects: horror tales, english, history and criticism, horror tales, american, gothic revival (literature), grotesque in literature, horror fiction