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Spratford, Becky Siegel, author.
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Fiction in libraries -- United States.
Libraries -- Special collections -- United States -- Horror tales.
Readers' advisory services -- United States.
Horror tales, American -- Bibliography.
Horror tales, English -- Bibliography.
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The readers' advisory guide to horror / Becky Siegel Spratford.
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Spratford, Becky Siegel, author.
Chicago : ALA Editions, 2021.
Subjects
Fiction in libraries -- United States.
Libraries -- Special collections -- United States -- Horror tales.
Readers' advisory services -- United States.
Horror tales, American -- Bibliography.
Horror tales, English -- Bibliography.
ISBN:
9780838948767 (paperback)
0838948766 (paperback)
Series:
ALA readers' advisory series.
Description:
xv, 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition:
Third edition.
Contents:
Part I -- The Lure of the Dark Side: Horror's Enduring Appeal -- Horror 101: The State of Terror Today -- Helping Your Scariest Readers: The Horror RA Conversation -- Part II -- Ghosts and Haunted Houses: Home Scream Home -- Vampire Menace: Sparkly Vampire Need Not Apply -- Zombies Follow the Walking Dead -- Witches, Curses and the Occult: Black Magic Comes for You -- Monsters and Ancient Evil: Creature Features -- Nature Gone Wild: Plants and Animals Attack -- Satan and Demonic Possession: The Devil Inside -- Psychological Horror: It's All In Your Head...Or Is It? -- Lovecraftian and Cosmic Horror: Cthulhu is Calling -- Body Horror: Our Bodies Betray Us -- Further Explorations of the Dark Side: Whole Collection Options for Horror Readers -- Part III -- Staying in Horrific Shape: Horror Collection Development and Resources -- Sowing the Seeds of Fear: Horror Promotion and Programming -- Appendix: More Battle Tested Titles to Suggest to Readers by Subgenre.
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"Covering the latest in monsters and the macabre, horror expert Spratford's resource is ideal as both an introductory guide for novices and a fount of new ideas for horror-aware reference staff."--
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Hawaii State Library
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