Horror Literature And Dark Fantasy: Challenging Genres

Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres volume 10 Series Editor P. L. Thomas, Furman University, Greenville, USA Editorial Board Leila Christenbury, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Sean P. Connors, University of Arkansas, USA Jeanne Gerlach, University of Texas-Arlington, USA Renita Schmidt, Furman University, USA Karen F. Stein, University of Rhode Island, USA Shirley Steinberg, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada Scope This series explores in separate volumes major authors and genres through a critical literacy lens that seeks to offer students opportunities as readers and writers to embrace and act upon their own empowerment. Each volume will challenge authors (along with examining authors that are themselves challenging) and genres as well as challenging norms and assumptions associated with those authors’ works and genres themselves. Further, each volume will confront teachers, students, and scholars by exploring all texts as politically charged mediums of communication. The work of critical educators and scholars will guide each volume, including concerns about silenced voices and texts, marginalized people and perspectives, and normalized ways of being and teaching that ultimately dehumanize students and educators. The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/lite Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy Challenging Genres Edited by Mark A. Fabrizi LEIDEN | BOSTON All chapters in this book have undergone peer review. The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available online at http://catalog.loc.gov Names: Fabrizi, Mark A., editor. Title: Horror literature and dark fantasy : challenging genres / [edited] by Mark A. Fabrizi. Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018. | Series: Critical literacy teaching series: challenging authors and genres ; 10 | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2018001100 (print) | LCCN 2018004567 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004366251 (E-book) | ISBN 9789004366244 (pbk. : acid-free paper) | ISBN 9789004366237 (hardback : acid-free paper) Subjects: LCSH: Horror tales--Study and teaching. | Fantasy fiction--Study and teaching. | Horror tales--History and criticism. | Fantasy fiction--History and criticism. Classification: LCC PN3435 (ebook) | LCC PN3435 .H66 2018 (print) | DDC 809.3/8738--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018001100 ISBN: 978-90-04-36624-4 (paperback) ISBN: 978-90-04-36623-7 (hardback) ISBN: 978-90-04-36625-1 (e-book) Copyright 2018 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Hes & De Graaf, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Rodopi, Brill Sense and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper and produced in a sustainable manner. CONTENTS Acknowledgements vii Introduction: Challenging Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy Mark A. Fabrizi 1 Part One: Horror and the Adolescent 1.