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Hooked on Horror III

A Guide to Reading Interests

Fonseca, Anthony J. | Pulliam, June Michele

Price: $62.00
ISBN13: 9781591585404
ISBN10: 1591585406
Book code: LU8540
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Hardcover | 513 pages
Publication Date: 03/20/2009
Series: Genreflecting Advisory Series

DESCRIPTION

Hundreds of new horror titles are described and organized according to reading preferences in this new volume of Fonseca and Pulliam's award-winning readers' advisory guide. Focusing on titles published in the last decade, along with a few older classics, the authors cover more than a dozen popular subgenres of horror fiction, including vampires and werewolves, techno-horror, ghosts and haunted houses, and small town horror. Lively annotations and commentary help you find the right book for your most demanding horror fans. More than 500 annotations are new to this edition.

Hundreds of new horror titles are described and organized according to reading preferences in this new volume of Fonseca and Pulliam's award-winning readers' advisory guide. Focusing on titles published since 2002 and broadly accessible to library users, along with a few older classics, the authors cover more than a dozen popular subgenres of horror fiction, including vampires and werewolves, techno-horror, ghosts and haunted houses, and small town horror. Lively annotations and commentary help you find the right book for your most demanding horror fans. More than 500 annotations are new to this edition.

Background information on current trends, the history, and appeals of the genre are also offered, along with lists of pertinent resources.

Learn about the latest releases in this genre through scores of up-to-date lists of popular subgenres and themes.