Horror Fiction in the 20th Century encompasses the world of 20th century horror literature and explores it in a critical but balanced fashion. Readers will be exposed the world of horror literature, a truly global phenomenon during the 20th century. Beginning with the modern genre’s roots in the 19th century, the book proceeds to cover 20th century horror literature in all Horror Fiction in the 20th Century encompasses the world of 20th century horror literature and explores it in a critical but balanced fashion. Readers will be exposed the world of horror literature, a truly global phenomenon during the 20th century. Beginning with the modern genre’s roots in the 19th century, the book proceeds to cover 20th century horror literature in all of its manifestations, whether in comics, pulps, paperbacks, hardcover novels, or mainstream magazines, and from every country that produced it. The major horror authors of the century receive their due, but the works of many authors who are less well-known or who have been forgotten are also described and analyzed. In addition to providing critical assessments and judgments of individual authors and works, the book describes the evolution of the genre and the major movements within it. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century stands out from its competitors and will be of interest to its readers because of its informed critical analysis, its unprecedented coverage of female authors and writers of color, and its concise historical overview. [118]…more

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