Once upon a time in a dark and scary book : the messages of horror literature for children / K. Shryock Hood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hood, K. Shryock, 1947- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature--History and criticism.

Children's literature.

Horror in literature.

Young adult literature--History and criticism.

Young adult literature.

Horror tales--History and criticism.

Horror tales.

Fear in literature.

Terror in literature--History and criticism.

Terror in literature.

Religious fiction--History and criticism.

Religious fiction.

Physical Description:

vii, 201 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

Contemporary American horror literature for children and young adults has two bold messages for readers: adults are untrustworthy, unreliable and often dangerous; and the monster always wins (as it must if there is to be a sequel). Examining the young adult horror series and the religious horror series for children (Left Behind: The Kids) for the first time, and tracing the unstoppable monster to Seuss's Cat in the Hat, this book sheds new light on the problematic message produced by the combination of marketing and books for contemporary American young readers.

Contents:

Background and overview

Fear as pedagogy: temperance stories for children

Horror in the basal reader: The cat in the hat

Horror and adolescence

The religion of horror, the horror of religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version:

ISBN:

1476673462

9781476673462

OCLC:

1020432154