Weird Fiction in the Later 20th Century

by S.T. Joshi

The literature of horror and supernatural fiction experienced a tremendous revival in the final three decades of the 20th century, becoming a best-selling phenomenon for the first time since the Gothic novels of the later 18th and early 19th centuries. But the groundwork for this revival was laid by the powerful work for Shirley Jackson, whose novels and tales explored ghosts and haunted houses along with keen insights into human psychology. The British...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1072960427
• ISBN13: 9781072960423
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"