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Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Discusses the lives of people who have created horror movies and books. For generations, ghoulish tales of horror have tingled the spine of young and old alike. World of Horror explores the haunted places of these legends and folklore, and the creatures that dwell in the darkness. Uncover the secrets of witches, curses of mummies, methods of monsters, and more! Learn about vampires, werewolves, goblins, and ghosts. Discover how the masters of horror...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Americans are held captive by horror stories. They flicker on the screen of a darkened movie theater and are shared around the campfire. They blare out in tabloid true crime headlines and in the worried voices of local news anchors. They are consumed, virally, on the phones in our pockets. Like the victims in any slasher movie worth its salt, we can't escape the thrall of scary stories. In American Scary, noted cultural historian Jeremy Dauber pulls...
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne; supplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well; looking at King's formative years in Durham, when he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time...
