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Trade ReviewHorror Fiction in the 20th Century is both an educational and informational resource that is thoroughly researched and inclusive of the genre in all its forms. Perhaps even more valuable, it serves as an indispensable resource for your next thrilling horror read. * Kirkus Reviews *
At long last, the horror genre has been mapped. Those who wish to explore its dark forests, haunted cities and cursed monuments will now have the perfect starting point. * Women Write About Comics *
Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Why Write About Horror? What Is Horror Fiction? American and British Horror Literature Before the Twentieth Century International Horror
Part One 1901–1939, The Golden Age Chapter 1 British Writers The "Classical" Tradition(s) The Machen Quartet Breaks with Tradition Naturalism and the Psychological Ghost Story Traditionalists and Holdovers New Voices The War Years Voices of the Twenties The End of the Golden Age
Chapter 2 American Writers The Great Age of the American Ghost Story East Coast versus West Coast The East Coast School Sexism and Great Age Content East Coast Membership The West Coast School Exceptions After
Weird Tales' Debut
Chapter 3 Horror in the Pulps Before
Weird Tales Weird Tales H. P. Lovecraft The
Weird Tales Crew What Lovecraft and
Weird Tales Wrought, and What They Did Not Outside of
Weird Tales The Shudder Pulps The End of
Weird Tales' Golden Age
Chapter 4 Horror in the Mainstream The Creation of the Mainstream Before the Great War America England After the War
Chapter 5 Outside the Anglosphere, 1901–1939 Africa (Angola, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa) The Americas (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela) Asia (India, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines) Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia and the Soviet Union, Spain) The Middle East (Egypt, Iran, Turkey)
Part Two 1940–1970, Midcentury Frights Chapter 6 American Writers Ray Bradbury Robert Bloch Richard Matheson Charles Beaumont The Group Fritz Leiber Midcentury Writers of Horror One-Shots
Chapter 7 British Writers The Changing Landscape The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s
Chapter 8 Horror in the Mainstream The Effects of the War American Writers Writers of the United Kingdom
Chapter 9 Horror on the Cheap Pulps and Digests Paperbacks Comics
Chapter 10 Outside the Anglosphere, 1940–1970 Africa (Angola, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa) The Americas (Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela) Asia (India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines) Europe (Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain) The Middle East (Israel, Syria, Turkey)
Part Three 1971–2000, The Boom Years Chapter 11 Horror as Big Business American Best Sellers The British Response In the Mainstream
Chapter 12 The Boom and Bust of the 1980s and 1990s Full-Timers Part-Timers, Tourists, and Dabblers RPG Fiction
Chapter 13 Short-Fiction Authors, 1971–2000 From Before the Boom The 1970s Generation The 1980s Generation The 1990s Generation
Chapter 14 Horror for Children and Young Adults 1900–1960 The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s
Chapter 15 Outsiders Writing Horror African American Writers Australian Aboriginal Writers Latinx Horror Native American Horror Queer Horror
Chapter 16 Outside the Anglosphere, 1971–2000 Africa (Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa) The Americas (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Québec, Venezuela) Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand) Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland) The Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey)
Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
