LibGuides: Analyzing Horror Fiction: Next Steps

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings

Subject Headings to Explore:

Horror Tales –History and Criticism
Horror Films – History and Criticism
Horror in literature

Book Recommendation

Men, Women, and Chain Saws by Carol J. Clover (Preface by)
ISBN: 9780691166292
Publication Date: 2015-05-26
This book from Princeton University Press discusses the role of gender in modern horror films

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Horror Fiction by Jaymie Hoelldobler

Book Recommendation

The Philosophy of Horror by Thomas Fahy (Editor, Contribution by); Paul A. Cantor (Contribution by); Susann B. Cokal (Contribution by); Robert Gross (Contribution by); Ann C. Hall (Contribution by); David Johnston (Contribution by); Phillip J. Nickel (Contribution by); Phillip Tallon (Contribution by); Jeremy Morris (Contribution by); Jessica O'Hara (Contribution by); Amy Kind (Contribution by); Lorena Russell (Contribution by); John Lutz (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9780813125732
Publication Date: 2010-04-30
This book published by the University of Kentucky Press serves as a good introduction to horror philosophy

Masterclass

Children's Horror author R.L. Stine has an online masterclass for anyone interested in writing horror novels or learning how writers may approach this complex genre:

Link to masterclass

Analyzing Horror Fiction: Next Steps

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Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings

Book Recommendation

Related Libguide - Horror Subgenres

Book Recommendation

Masterclass

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