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Stephen King, "America's Favorite Boogeyman, ” has sold over 350 million copies of his books, becoming in effect the face of horror fiction. While his popularity cannot be overstated, his work has received relatively little critical attention. Examining King's fiction using modern literary theory, this study reveals the unexpected complexity of 22 short stories and novels.

Ray Bradbury was one of the first science fiction writers to achieve both popular success and critical acclaim. His books have not only sold millions of copies, but have been accepted as serious literature in an age when science fiction is still burdened by the stigma of being "pulp literature." This book, a revised and expanded Second Edition of the 1990 chapbook, examines the Ray Bradbury phenomenon through a structuralist reading of five st...

When a new strip mall and housing development are built near a small New England town, tearing through untouched forest, a 300-year-old grave is uncovered, thereby setting loose an ancient evil from its eternal prison. Science fiction writer Erik Hunter soon finds himself the target of a near-immortal horror that feeds on human suffering. In order to save his family and his town, he must make the harrowing trip into the underworld of anot...

In the tradition of the old Ace Doubles (flip the volume over to read the second title), here's the thirty-first Wildside Double: THE MONASTERY: A NOVEL OF HORROR, by James Arthur Anderson. Fourteen-year-old Jake Harrison's summer vacation turns into a nightmare when his friend suddenly disappears in a field on the site of an old monastery grounds. It's up to Jake and his friends to discover the secret of the cursed abbey and locate their miss...

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James Arthur Anderson takes a structuralist approach to dissecting the horror fiction of H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937. This book offers both scholars and fans alike new insight into the work of the best-known American horror writer of the first half of the 20th century. As S. T. Joshi states: "Anderson's thorough familiarity with Lovecraft's texts (essays and letters, as well as stories), and with the best scholarship on Lovecraft, is evident on...

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Excerpt from The Admirable Painter: A Study of Leonardo Da Vinci I have altered this story so as to hide the painter's identity, but otherwise it is true, for if an artist is to live, he must sell his pictures, if he is to sell his pictures, he must paint what the public demands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of ...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This w...

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