Nightmare : the birth of horror
Frayling, Christopher1996
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This is an exploration into the world of the macabre and gothic in Victorian fantasy. The book reveals why and how the great horror myths originated and their popular appeal in the 19th century. It also looks at how these myths are seen today.
Main title:
Nightmare : the birth of horror / Christopher Frayling.
Author:
Imprint:
London : BBC, 1996.
Collation:
224p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-221) and index.
ISBN:
0563371986 (hbk)
Dewey class:
809.916809.9
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
FrankensteinDraculaDr Jekyll and Mr HydeHound of the BaskervillesHORROR FICTIONDOYLE, Arthur ConanSHELLEY, Mary WollstonecraftSTEVENSON, Robert LouisSTOKER, Bram
BRN:
1108252
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