| Description |
1 online resource (134 pages). |
| Series |
Contemporary classics of children's literature |
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Contemporary classics of children's literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-130) and index. |
| Contents |
Point horror and the point of horror / Kevin McCarron -- Robert Westall's frightening fictions' / Kevin McCarron -- Game called death : frightening fictions by David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth / Geraldine Brennan. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
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| 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. |
| Subject |
Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
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Horror tales, English -- History and criticism.
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Horror tales, American.
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Stine, R. L.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Children's literature, English. (OCoLC)fst00855967
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Horror tales, English. (OCoLC)fst00960411
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Brennan, Geraldine.
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McCarron, Kevin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reynolds, Kimberley. Frightening fiction. London ; New York : Continuum, 2001 082644976X 9780826449764 (DLC) 2007279281 (OCoLC)45316551 |
| ISBN |
9781847141125 (electronic bk.) |
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1847141129 (electronic bk.) |
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