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The Monster Librarian Presents:
Readers Advisory and Collection Development Resources
Below, I have listed a number of
collection development resources. A note: print resources become dated at
time of printing. They remain useful tools for providing a variety of
suggestions for readers in
the different subgenres. They can also be excellent
resources for retrospective collection development. For non-
librarians, these resources are useful for potentially finding other books in a
subgenre of horror that you are interested in.
Fonseca, Anthony J and June Michele Pulliam (2006) Read On...Horror Fiction, Libraries Unlimited, Englewood.
Anthony Fonseca and June Pulliam have made a name for themselves in promoting horror fiction in the library. They run the Necropsy website, which reviews horror fiction, and have previously published Hooked on Horror, volumes 1 and 2. Now they have come out with another great readers advisory resource in Read On...Horror Fiction. Read On...Horror Fiction breaks up horror fiction in unexpected ways, using classifications such as fear factors, big city horror, and over-the-top weirdoes. Their categories are created based on common themes and attributes in horror fiction, an unusual, and useful, feature for the librarian trying to match a reader with a book. Recommended.
Barron, Neil (1999) What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? A Reader's Guide to Recent Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction 2nd ed. Gale Group, Detroit.
Ah, a reference book that can stop bullets. This book lists entries from horror as well as science fiction and fantasy. Entries are organized by author's name. Each entry for a listed book includes story type, major characters, time period of the story, location of the story, summary of the story, and other books that someone who enjoyed the book might want to read. The indexes at the end are critical to this volume's use: they differentiate between fantasy and horror and their subgenres. Characters and character professions, time period, and story location are also indexed.
Fonseca, Anthony J and June Michele Pulliam (1999) Hooked on Horror: A Guide to
Reading Interests in Horror Fiction. Libraries Unlimited, Englewood.
Part of the Genreflecting series, this book provides lists of horror books in various categories such as vampires, technohorror, and small town horror. Books are then listed in each category by author and the authors also add a list of a few horror films that fit into the category. Also included in the book is a list of ready reference horror resources, horror related organizations, lists of publisher of horror and publisher series, and horror websites. The book is indexed by author, subject and short stories. A good resource for those starting a horror collection, but keep in mind that the lists of resources are now dated. Hooked on Horror does have indexes. The short story index is a nice feature. You can also search by subject, author, and title, although the book is already divided into subgenres and is much more limited in scope than Barron's, so you probably could find what you need through browsing.
Jones, Stephen and Kim Newman (1998) Horror: The 100 Best Books. Carroll and Graf, New York.
This is not a list of the 100 best horror books but rather a list of favorite horror fiction of selected authors and editors of horror who then include their rationales for selecting the books and how those books impacted them. The 100 Best Books does covers a wide time period and has entries for some of the older classical horror as well as contemporary works. This list can be used in some readers advisory capacity (what is Stephen King's favorite horror book?).
Jones, Stephen ed. and Kim Newman ed.(2005) Horror: Another 100 Best Books. Carroll and Graf, New York.
In the same format as the earlier list of 100 Best Books, this is a list of another 100 books selected by various horror authors who then provide short essays as to why the book is favorite piece of horror fiction.
Spratford, Becky Siegel and Tammy Hennigh Clausen (2004) The Horror Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Vampires, Killer Tomatoes, and Haunted Houses. American Library Association .Chicago
This horror readers' advisory title is a good basic guide to
the horror genre, listing a few examples in various categories of horror. The
book also contains additional print and electronic resources for horror titles,
collection development strategies, and marketing suggestions for a horror
collection. A recommended resource for librarians interested in expanding their
horror collection.
Brenner, Robin No Flying No Tights
This site is a terrific resource for graphic novel reviews for kids, teens, and adults. A great source for collection development ideas for horror graphic novels can be found under The Witching Hour section.
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