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Read On...Horror Fiction
June Michele Pulliam, Anthony J. Fonseca
Book Code: LU1761
ISBN: 1-59158-176-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-176-5
204 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 6/30/2006
List Price: $30.00 (UK Sterling Price: £16.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Read On Series
Reviews:
  • In this reference for librarians and patrons, Pulliam and Fonseca, categorize some 350 current and classic horror fiction titles, not according to standard subgenres and themes, but according to their underlying features, such as complex plots, erotic horror, big city horror, and favorite monsters. Entries offer bibliographic information and brief plot summaries to spark reader interest.
    —Reference & Research Book News     February 2007
  • Pulliam and Fonseca have taken 350 popular horror titles from the last decade and divided them by their appeal factors. The authors point out that some readers may prefer books that are plot driven, while others want books that emphasize characters, while still others are interested in the mood of the book, and these factors are not found in the library catalog....This is an excellent guide that will help librarians understand the horror genre and help readers find horror books that appeal to them. A must purchase for all public and high-school libraries.
    —Booklist/RA Corner     December 15, 2006
Description: Looking for a new way to find suggestions for readers seeking that great new horror read? How about some fresh ideas for that Halloween horror fiction display? You've come to the right place.
Read On...Horror Fiction categorizes hundreds of popular horror fiction titles--not according to standard subgenres and themes, but according to their underlying appeal features, and under topics and themes you'll never find in the library catalog. Choose "the plot thickens" (complex plots), "I'm too sexy for my fangs" (erotic horror), "graffiti and gore" (big city horror), "favorite monsters", or any of the many other themes that appeal to horror readers and fans.
The book includes approximately 350 of the best and most current horror fiction titles, and a few popular classics as well, offering bibliographic information and brief, punchy plot summaries designed to spark reader interest and capture the appeal connection. These unconventional, sometimes whimsical reading lists can be used to identify read-alikes rooted in shared appeal features or in the specific characteristics on which the lists are based. Post specific lists on your library Web site, put them in your newsletter, or use them for patron handouts to encourage circulation and reading.
Horror fiction readers and fans looking for new reading material will enjoy browsing through this book, and using it to create checklists or reading plans. Readers' advisors who wish to better acquaint themselves with the genre and its newer publications, particularly in terms of appeal features, will find a treasury of ideas here as well. Libraries may wish to order multiple copies--one for the readers' advisor and reference desk and one to the circulating collection. desk, and one for the circulating collection.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Story
  • Mood and Atmosphere
  • Setting
  • Character
  • Language
  • Appendix A: Horror on Film
  • Appendix B: Series Titles
  • Appendix C: Genreblends
  • Indexes
LC Card Number: 2006012719
LCC Class: 025
Dewey Class: Z711
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
Readers Advisory Catalog 2007.pdf
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