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"This study of Bram Stoker focuses on Stoker as a Gothic writer. Identified with Dracula, Stoker is largely responsible for taking the Gothic away from medieval castles and placing it at the centre of modern life. The author examines Stoker's contribution to the modern notion of…
This study of Bram Stoker focuses on Stoker as a Gothic writer. Identified with Dracula, Stoker is largely responsible for taking the Gothic away from medieval castles and placing it at the centre of modern life. The author examines Stoker's contribution to the modern notion of …
Introduction: "Death is When the Monsters Get You" -- "It's Not Really Her Anymore": Creating the Threat -- "You Know About the Cycle?": To Perpetuate the Monster -- "People Are Mortal": To Build Suspense -- "I Saved My Book By Blowing Approximately Half its Major Characters to …
"The Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King: Murder, Sickness, and Plots examines the function of death in over thirty of King's works to parse out the ways the master of horror plays with the idea of death and approaches it from multiple angles"--
"The Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King: Murder, Sickness, and Plots examines the function of death in over thirty of King's works to parse out the ways the master of horror plays with the idea of death and approaches it from multiple angles"--
Joshi traces Lovecraft's life and describes how Lovecraft was engaged in the political, economic, social and intellectual currents of his time, and how Lovecraft's developing thought informed his fiction and other writings. Lovecraft's reaction to World War I, the Jazz Age, and …
Revised and expanded, this edition features new and classic advice from some of the best names in the field. The guide covers horror traditions, the art and craft of writing horror, and where the genre is going next.
The first part of this annually published guide comprises articles that advise writers in fiction, nonfiction, and the screen how to edit and act in preparation for literary representation, how to write query letters, and how to negotiate contracts and ensure a fair deal. One ch…
An unauthorized portrait of the influential pop-culture author evaluates the life experiences that shaped his literary achievements, from his disadvantaged childhood in rural Maine to his rapid fame as a writer and struggles with substance abuse.