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Frightening fiction / Kimberley Reynolds, Geraldine Brennan, and Kevin McCarron.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reynolds, Kimberley.
- Series:
- Contemporary classics of children's literature.
- Contemporary classics of children's literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's literature, English--History and criticism.
- Children's literature, English.
- Horror tales, English--History and criticism.
- Horror tales, English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (143 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The development of the horror genre in childrenÆs literature has been a startling phenomenon û one that has provoked strong, but mixed, reactions. Frightening Fiction provides a lucid and lively guide to that genre, ranging from analyses of such popular series as Point Horror, Goosebumps, the X Files and the Buffy Stories, to the work of individual authors such as Robert Westall, David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Point Horror and the Point of Horror; CHAPTER 2 Robert Westall's 'Frightening Fictions'; CHAPTER 3 The Game Called Death: Frightening Fictions by David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-130) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611298272
- 9781281298270
- 1281298271
- 9781847141125
- 1847141129
- OCLC:
- 229165835
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