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Once upon a time in a dark and scary book : the messages of horror literature for children
- Title
- Once upon a time in a dark and scary book : the messages of horror literature for children / K. Shryock Hood.
- Author
- Hood, K. Shryock, 1947-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 18-5152 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vii, 201 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Contemporary American horror literature for children and young adults has two bold messages for readers: adults are untrustworthy, unreliable and often dangerous; and the monster always wins (as it must if there is to be a sequel). Examining the young adult horror series and the religious horror series for children (Left Behind: The Kids) for the first time, and tracing the unstoppable monster to Seuss's Cat in the Hat, this book sheds new light on the problematic message produced by the combination of marketing and books for contemporary American young readers.
- Subjects
- Religious fiction
- Terror in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Young adult literature
- Religious fiction > History and criticism
- Horror in literature
- Fear in literature
- Young adult fiction > History and criticism
- Horror fiction
- Children's stories > History and criticism
- Children's literature
- Horror tales > History and criticism
- Genre/Form
- Horror fiction.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-193) and index.
- Contents
- Background and overview -- Fear as pedagogy: temperance stories for children -- Horror in the basal reader: The cat in the hat -- Horror and adolescence -- The religion of horror, the horror of religion.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-5152
- ISBN
- 9781476673462
- 1476673462
- LCCN
- 2018020163
- OCLC
- 1020432154
- Author
- Hood, K. Shryock, 1947- author.
- Title
- Once upon a time in a dark and scary book : the messages of horror literature for children / K. Shryock Hood.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-193) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: (OCoLC)1038016124
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-5152