American scary: a history of horror, from Salem to Stephen King and beyond
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Published:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2024].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xi, 468 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781643753560, 1643753568, 9781643753560

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Columbia professor and cultural historian Jeremy Dauber takes readers to the startling origins of the horror genre in the United States, from the lingering influence of the European Gothic to the enslaved insurrection tales and the apocryphal chronicles of colonial settlers kidnapped by Native Americans"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Dauber, J. (2024). American scary: a history of horror, from Salem to Stephen King and beyond. First edition. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Dauber, Jeremy, 1973-. 2024. American Scary: A History of Horror, From Salem to Stephen King and Beyond. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Dauber, Jeremy, 1973-, American Scary: A History of Horror, From Salem to Stephen King and Beyond. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2024.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Dauber, Jeremy. American Scary: A History of Horror, From Salem to Stephen King and Beyond. First edition. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2024.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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