by Linda J. Holland-Toll
University of Wisconsin Press, 2001
Cloth: 978-0-87972-851-9 | Paper: 978-0-87972-852-6
Library of Congress Classification PS374.H67H65 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 813.0873809

ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.