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Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"R.L. Stine is one of the true masters of horror, and in this hair-raising two-in-one volume in the Fear Street series, he weaves two frightening tales of teens living their most terrifying nightmares. In The Dead Boyfriend, Caitlin has never had a real relationship before, so when she sees her boyfriend, Blade, with another girl, she completely loses it. As she regains her senses, she realizes that Blade is dead--and she has killed him. But if Blade...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"This scholarly study highlights Lovecraft's profound impact on 20th century popular culture. Early chapters introduce his complete writings, providing an annotated bibliography of the author's horror and science fiction tales. The works are discussed in the context of the Cthulhu Mythos, an invented mythology centering on ancient and alien beings interacting with the terrestrial world"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
"In 1798, a decade after the Founding Fathers created a nation based on the principles of liberty and equality, Charles Brockden Brown, then an unknown Philadelphia writer, invented the American Gothic novel. His first book, Wieland, is the story of a religious fanatic haunted by demonic voices instructing him to murder his wife and children; in subsequent works, a young country bumpkin confronts the depravities of city existence, an impecunious daughter...
Author
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Puritan theology maintained the "men need to be terrified, so that they may be converted." Yet the fear of self-loss at the heart of religious conversion was, oddly enough, similar to the fear provoked by witchery and demonic possession. Thus terror entered American culture partly by way of religious sanction, and it continues to be an important social tool for the shaping of hearts and minds. This book defines the use of terror in the American popular...
547) Revival
Author
Publisher
Sperling & Kupfer
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Italiano
Description
"Più di cinquant'anni fa, in una placida cittadina del New England, un'ombra si allunga sui giochi di un bambino di sei anni. Quando il piccolo Jamie alza lo sguardo, sopra di lui si staglia la figura rassicurante del nuovo reverendo, appena arrivato per dare linfa alla vita spirituale della congregazione. Intelligente, giovane e simpatico, Charles Jacobs conquista la fiducia dei suoi parrocchiani e l'amicizia incondizionata del bambino: per lui...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"[The author] identifies the locations that serve as the basis for King's fictional towns of Castle Rock, Jerusalem's Lot, Derry and Haven. Drawing on historical materials and conversations with locals and people who know King, the author sheds light on daily life in places that would become the settings for Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Dead Zone, Cujo, IT and 11/22/63"--Page 4 of cover.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe is a brilliant collection of some of his best-known stories: The Tell Tale Heart (a murder's haunting guilt), The Cask of Amontillado (a story of brilliant revenge), and The Fall of the House of Usher (an ancient house full of very dark secrets). Also included in this collection are The Mask of the Red Death (horrors of 'the Plague'), and the most famous of all his poems: The Raven (a lover's decline into madness)....
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