Hooked on Horror III: A Guide to Reading Interests (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781591585404)

Hundreds of new horror titles are described and organized according to reading preferences in this new volume of Fonseca and Pulliam's award-winning readers' advisory guide. Focusing on titles published in the last decade, along with a few older classics, the authors cover more than a dozen popular subgenres of horror fiction, including vampires and werewolves, techno-horror, ghosts and haunted houses, and small town horror. Lively annotations and commentary help you find the right book for your most demanding horror fans. More than 500 annotations are new to this edition.

Hundreds of new horror titles are described and organized according to reading preferences in this new volume of Fonseca and Pulliam's award-winning readers' advisory guide. Focusing on titles published since 2002 and broadly accessible to library users, along with a few older classics, the authors cover more than a dozen popular subgenres of horror fiction, including vampires and werewolves, techno-horror, ghosts and haunted houses, and small town horror. Lively annotations and commentary help you find the right book for your most demanding horror fans. More than 500 annotations are new to this edition.

Background information on current trends, the history, and appeals of the genre are also offered, along with lists of pertinent resources.

Author: Anthony J. Fonseca, June Michele Pulliam
ISBN-10: 1591585406
ISBN-13: 9781591585404
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2009
Pages: 540
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.82lbs
Size: 10.06h x 7.23w x 1.47d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 09/15/2009 pg. 86
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 296