As American as Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie: Constructing Community in Contemporary American Horror Fiction

This book does nothing less than redefine the very genre of horror fiction, calling into question the usual conventions, motifs, and elements. Unlike many critics of this genre, Linda Holland-Toll sees dis/affirmative horror fiction acting neither to soothe fears nor reduce them to the vicarious "thrills 'n' chills" mode, but as intensifying the fears inherent in everyday life.

Author: Linda J. Holland-Toll
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 06/15/2001
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.08w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780879728526

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2002 pg. 1769