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430 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B0CTZGSGXP
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin
Publication date: 01 October 2024
American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Jeremy Dauber is a captivating read for anyone fascinated by the darker corners of American culture, history, and society, offering a rich and sweeping narrative that delves into the eerie and unsettling stories that have shaped the nation's collective psyche.
Description
These foundational narratives give rise to and are influenced by the body of work we more closely associate with horror: the weird fiction of HP Lovecraft, the lingering stories of Shirley Jackson, the unsettling films of Alfred Hitchcock, the up...
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informative: 97%
dark: 39%
reflective: 36%
challenging: 12%
funny: 9%
mysterious: 4%
hopeful: 2%
inspiring: 2%
Pace
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Body horror, Gore430 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B0CTZGSGXP
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin
Publication date: 01 October 2024
American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Jeremy Dauber is a captivating read for anyone fascinated by the darker corners of American culture, history, and society, offering a rich and sweeping narrative that delves into the eerie and unsettling stories that have shaped the nation's collective psyche.
Description
These foundational narratives give rise to and are influenced by the body of work we more closely associate with horror: the weird fiction of HP Lovecraft, the lingering stories of Shirley Jackson, the unsettling films of Alfred Hitchcock, the up...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 97%
dark: 39%
reflective: 36%
challenging: 12%
funny: 9%
mysterious: 4%
hopeful: 2%
inspiring: 2%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Body horror, Gore