Stephen King's Danse macabre.

Author
King, Stephen, 1947- [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Everest House, c1981.
Description
400 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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    Summary note
    The author addresses the topic of what makes horror horrifying and what makes terror terrifying. King delivers one colorful observation after another about the great stories, books and films that comprise of the horror genre--from Frankenstein and Dracula to The exorcist, The twilight zone and Earth vs. The flying saucers.
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    • Filmography: pages 385-388.
    • Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-391) and index.
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • October 4, 1957, and an invitation to dance
    • Tales of the hook
    • Tales of the Tarot
    • An annoying autobiographical pause
    • Radio and the set of reality
    • The modern American horror movie : text and subtext
    • The horror movie as junk food
    • The glass teat, or, This monster was brought to you by Gainesburgers
    • Horror fiction
    • The last waltz : horror and morality, horror and magic.
    Other title(s)
    Danse macabre.
    ISBN
    0896960765 :
    LCCN
    ^^^79028056^
    OCLC
    5831220
    RCP
    H - S
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