Frightening Fiction

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The development of the horror genre in childrenÆs literature has been a startling phenomenon û one that has provoked strong, but mixed, reactions. Frightening Fiction provides a lucid and lively guide to that genre, ranging from analyses of such popular series as Point Horror, Goosebumps, the X Files and the Buffy Stories, to the work of individual authors such as Robert Westall, David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth.
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The development of the horror genre in childrenÆs literature has been a startling phenomenon û one that has provoked strong, but mixed, reactions. Frightening Fiction provides a lucid and lively guide to that genre, ranging from analyses of such popular series as Point Horror, Goosebumps, the X Files and the Buffy Stories, to the work of individual authors such as Robert Westall, David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth.
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Finally readers have a book that takes a serious and critical look at the horror genre for children. The authors discuss horror from a number of interesting perspectives including the trend of turning horror into a commodity to be plumbed, with the inevitable reference to R. L. Stine's work; and the apparent fascination that adolescents have for themes of fear, loss of control, and death as seen in the works of Stine, Cusick, Cooney, and Bates written under the Point Horror imprint. It is nice to have some scholarship around horror for children and teens, a genre that should have been taken seriously long ago. Through the authors' close study of a number of titles, there are some fascinating insights to be gained about the nature and challenges of growing up. A thoughtful discussion of David Almond's work is particularly compelling. A thorough index, bibliographies of each cited author's works, and Web sites of interest are included. For those who often have wondered how to explain the appeal of horror to parents of teens, or even how to explain it to themselves, this book is a must-read. That said, this book most likely will find its audience in college libraries and large public libraries. Index. Biblio. Source Notes. Further Reading. 2001, Continuum, 134p, $89.95, $29.95 pb. Ages Adult. Reviewer: Alison Kastner SOURCE: VOYA, February 2002 (Vol. 24, No.6)
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Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Children's Literature and Director of the National Centre for Research in Children's Literature.

Geraldine Brennan is Resources and Reviews Editor of the Times Educational Supplement (TES).

Dr Kevin McCarron is Lecturer in the English Department at the University of Surrey Roehampton, London.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction 1
Ch. 1 Point Horror and the Point of Horror 19
Ch. 2 Robert Westail's 'Frightening Fictions' 53
Ch. 3 The Game Called Death: Frightening Fictions by David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth 92
Bibliography 128
Index 131
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