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Read On…Horror Fiction
Hundreds of popular horror fiction titles are described and categorized according to their underlying appeal features, and under topics and themes you'll never find in the library the plot thickens (complex plots), fear factors (truly terrifying), big city horror, over-the-top weirdos, and many other themes that appeal to horror readers and fans.
Use these unconventional, sometimes whimsical reading lists to identify read-alikes rooted in shared appeal features or in the specific characteristics on which the lists are based. Post individual 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.
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.
Use these unconventional, sometimes whimsical reading lists to identify read-alikes rooted in shared appeal features or in the specific characteristics on which the lists are based. Post individual 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.
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.
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204 pages, Paperback
First published June 30, 2006
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May 30, 2023
Enjoyed this a lot, a walk down memory lane with regard to some of my prior reading.
May 31, 2018
This book made me very angry.
The book is co-authored by 2 MLIS professors.
The thing that has made me sad about ALL reader's advisory books is that, regardless of when they were written, they will all be outdated sooner or later. The sad part is, these 2 authors admit this in the introduction. This is also the SECOND Edition of this book. First it came out in 1996 and this edition came out in 2006.
The part that irritates me is that if the second book edition came out in 2006, so why are none of the books up-to-date. I think the newest title mentioned is from 2000.
I would never recommend this book to someone. You get better information from the resources online than this particular book. Many of the books, while divided into the appropriate subgenres of Horror Fiction, seemed to be a running theme of SOLELY...Ghost Stories, Vampires/Dracula, Historical, Classics, and Erotica...
The interesting thing I have NOT seen in other RA books is the list of Horror Films and descriptions that are based off of books. There's quite a lot of those.
The book is co-authored by 2 MLIS professors.
The thing that has made me sad about ALL reader's advisory books is that, regardless of when they were written, they will all be outdated sooner or later. The sad part is, these 2 authors admit this in the introduction. This is also the SECOND Edition of this book. First it came out in 1996 and this edition came out in 2006.
The part that irritates me is that if the second book edition came out in 2006, so why are none of the books up-to-date. I think the newest title mentioned is from 2000.
I would never recommend this book to someone. You get better information from the resources online than this particular book. Many of the books, while divided into the appropriate subgenres of Horror Fiction, seemed to be a running theme of SOLELY...Ghost Stories, Vampires/Dracula, Historical, Classics, and Erotica...
The interesting thing I have NOT seen in other RA books is the list of Horror Films and descriptions that are based off of books. There's quite a lot of those.
June 11, 2012
A great book if you are looking for tons of horror to read!
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