Format:
Online-Ressource (134 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0826477585
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0826453090
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082644976X
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9780826453105
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9781847141125
Series Statement:
Contemporary classics of children's literature
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-130) and index
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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
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Frightening Fiction
Language:
English
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