Bibliograph

On Writing Horror, a Handbook by the Horror Writers Association, Mort Castle

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On Writing Horror, a Handbook by the Horror Writers Association, Mort Castle

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On Writing Horror

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

761645425

Responsibility statement

Mort Castle

Sub title

a Handbook by the Horror Writers Association

Summary

The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all! In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully write and publish horror novels and short stories. Edited by the Horror Writers Association (HWA), a worldwide organization of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting dark literature, On Writing Horror includes exclusive information and guidance from 58 of the biggest names in horror writing to

Table Of Contents

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword: The Horror Writers Association: A Shockingly Brief and Informal History of the HWA; Editor's Introduction; Part One: Horror, Literature, and Horror Literature; The Madness of Art; Acceptance Speech: The 2003 National Book Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters; Why We Write Horror; Part Two: An Education in Horror; What You Are Meant to Know: Twenty-One Horror Classics; Avoiding What's Been Done to Death; Workshops of Horror (and Seminars and Conferences); Degrees of Dread: Horror in Higher Education

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