American Fantastic Tales Vol. 1 (Loa #196): Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps

by Stephen King, Joe Hill, Peter Straub, et al.

Book Overview

From early on, American literature has teemed with tales of horror, of hauntings, of terrifying obsessions and gruesome incursions, of the uncanny ways in which ordinary reality can be breached and subverted by the unknown and the irrational. As this pathbreaking two-volume anthology demonstrates, it is a tradition with many unexpected detours and hidden chambers, and one that continues to evolve, finding new forms and new themes as it explores the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159853047X
• ISBN13: 9781598530476
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Library of America
• Length: 746 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher