St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers Edition 1. (St James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers)

This exciting new guide to historic and contemporary horror, ghost and gothic writers features the men and women who've kept readers turning pages into the wee hours of the night. Your patrons with a penchant for this genre will find all the details they need to answer their questions on 450 authors. Author entries feature a biography; a complete list of the author's publications; selected critical and biographical works; and comments by the entrant, when available. A critical essay written by an expert in the field helps readers better understand the author and his or her works. Coverage includes these authors: Clive Barker Stephen Vincent Benet Mary Higgins Clark Douglass Clegg Isak Dinesen Nathaniel Hawthorne Shirley Jackson Doris Lessing H.P. Lovecraft Dorothy Macardle Joyce Carol Oates Edgar Allan Poe Anne Rice Martin Cruz Smith Fay Weldon Edith Wharton And many others A title index helps readers find entries even when they're unsure of the author's name. A comprehensive reading list helps your patrons find reference and critical sources to continue their research. As A Companion Volume To St. James Guide To Fantasy Writers, This Volume Concentrates On Those Types Of Fiction Which May Be Labelled As Horror Novels, Dark Fantasies, Ghost Stories, Gothic Novels, Tales Of Terror, Supernatural Fictions, Occult Fantasies, Black-magic Stories, Psychological Thrillers, Tales Of Unease, Grand-guignol Shockers, Creepy Stories, Shudder-pulp Fictions, Contes Cruels, Uncanny Stories, Macabre Fictions And Weird Tales.--editor's Note, P. Ix. Horror, Ghost And Gothic Writers -- Foreign-language Writers -- Name Index -- Nationality Index -- Title Index -- Reading List. With A Preface By Dennis Etchison ; Editor, David Pringle. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Editor's Note Contributors List of Entrants A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P-Q R S T U-V W-Z Foreign-Language Writers Name Index Nationality Index Title Index Reading List Notes on Advisers and Contributors