Horror fiction in the 20th century : exploring literature's most chilling genre / Jess Nevins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nevins, Jess, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror tales--20th century--History and criticism.

Horror tales.

Horror in literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Horror in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Horror tales.

Physical Description:

xviii, 277 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger : Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]

Summary:

Horror Fiction in the 20th Century encompasses the world of 20th-century horror literature and explores it in a critical but balanced fashion. Readers will be exposed to the world of horror literature, a truly global phenomenon during the 20th century. Beginning with the modern genre's roots in the 19th century, the book proceeds to cover 20th-century horror literature in all of its manifestations, whether in comics, pulps, paperbacks, hardcover novels, or mainstream magazines, and from every country that produced it. The major horror authors of the century receive their due, but the works of many authors who are less well-known or who have been forgotten are also described and analyzed. In addition to providing critical assessments and judgments of individual authors and works, the book describes the evolution of the genre and the major movements within it. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century stands out from its competitors and will be of interest to its readers because of its informed critical analysis, its unprecedented coverage of female authors and writers of color, and its concise historical overview.

Contents:

Part one: 1901-1939, the golden age. British writers

American writers

Horror in the pulps

Horror in the mainstream

Outside the anglosphere, 1901-1939

Part two: 1940-1970, midcentury frights. American writers

British writers

Horror on the cheap

Outside the anglosphere, 1940-1970

Part three: 1971-2000, the boom years. Horror as big business

The boom and bust of the 1980s and 1990s

Short-fiction authors, 1971-2000

Horror for children and young adults

Outsiders writing horror

Outside the anglosphere, 1971-2000.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-268) and index.

ISBN:

9781440862052

1440862052

OCLC:

1119438270