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Gary Hoppenstand
Unlike other horror fiction and fantasy writers, Clive Barker is true to the literary heritage of the genre. Though aware of the importance of entertainment in his writing, he embraces…
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From their origin at the end of the nineteenth century to their decline in the 1950s, ‘pulp’ magazines entertained the masses with lurid stories in such genres as adventure, Western…
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An exploration of the authors and literary works that identify with the American thriller, this volume examines the prominent themes and stories. It presents a variety of new essays on…
Edited and with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand, this volume in the Critical Insights series brings together a variety of perspectives on Stephen King’s contribution to American literature and popular…
Award-winning popular culture scholar and expert, Gary Hoppenstand, assembles a collection of essays published over the past few decades that examine a vast array of popular adventure fiction. Hoppenstand examines…
Francis Stevens
A collection of tales that have played an integral role in the development of modern dark fantasy.
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Rafael Sabatini
Peter Blood, a physician and English gentleman, turned pirate out of a rankling sense of injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels, Blood is enslaved…
A compilation of essays that examines the fiction of Dean Koontz, from his earliest literary efforts in the 1960s and ‘70s to his emergence as a bestselling author of suspense…
A. E. W. Mason,Gary Hoppenstand
Originally published: Great Britain: Smith, Elder, 1902.
Robert Reeves
A truck driver employed by Murdock Motor Freight, Bookie Barnes is a tough working class hero. Though not a detective per se, he is a rough customer described as tall…
W.W. Jacobs
Features Gothic narratives, stories of the macabre and supernatural tales which demonstrate the author’s instinct for weaving terror and suspense into scenes of ordinary everyday life.
Sir Edwin Arnold
Whisked away to the legendary red planet, the intrepid Lieutenant Gullivar Jones is caught up in the adventure of a lifetime. To win the love of a beautiful princess, he…
Stephen King’s popularity lies in his ability to reinterpret the standard Gothic tale in new and exciting ways. He thus creates his own Gothic world and then interprets it for…
An anthology that argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice. The essays assert that Rice expands the conventions of the horror genre’s formula to examine…
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
An ancient manuscript in a cave in the Canary Islands yields the secret of the legendary vanished civilisation. Atlantis at the height of her power and glory is without equal…
