The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature

by Laura R. Kremmel

Book Overview

This handbook examines the use of horror in storytelling, from oral traditions through folklore and fairy tales to contemporary horror fiction. Divided into sections that explore the origins and evolution of horror fiction, the recurrent themes that can be seen in horror, and ways of understanding horror through literary and cultural theory, the text analyses why horror is so compelling, and how we should interpret its presence in literature. Chapters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331997405X
• ISBN13: 9783319974057
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"