Table of Contents: “…The evolution of horror literature and film -- The readers' advisory interview : matching horror novels with readers -- The classics : time-tested tales of terror -- Ghosts and haunted houses : home, scream, home -- Mummies, zombies, and golems : the walking dead under wraps -- Vampires : Dracula will never die -- Werewolves and animals of terror : the beast walks among us -- Maniacs and other monsters : the killer lurking in the corner -- Black magic, witches, warlocks, and the occult : double, double, toil, and trouble -- Demonic possession and Satanism : the Devil inside -- Scientific and biomedical horror : the doctor will see you now -- Psychological horror : mental mayhem -- Splatterpunk or extreme horror : horror's cutting edge -- Horror resources : how to hunt for the haunted -- Collection development : cultivating the seeds of fear -- Marketing your horror collection : make them come back to your lair of horror.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Evolution of horror literature and film -- Readers' advisory interview: Matching horror novels with readers -- Classics: time-tested tales of terror -- Ghosts and haunted houses: Home, scream, home -- Mummies, zombies, and golems: Walking dead under wraps -- Vampires: Dracula will never die -- Werewolves and animals of terror: Beast walks among us -- Maniacs and other monsters: Killer lurking in the corner -- Black magic, witches, warlocks, and the occult: Double, double, toil, and trouble -- Demonic possession and Satanism: Devil inside -- Scientific and biomedical horror: Doctor will see you now -- Psychological horror : mental mayhem -- Splatterpunk or extreme horror : horror's cutting edge -- Horror resources: how to hunt for the haunted -- Collection development: cultivating the seeds of fear -- Marketing your horror collection: Make them come back to your lair of horror.…”

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Table of Contents: “…Foreword: Horror Fiction in Library Collections -- Preface: The Appeal of Horror -- Introduction to Horror Fiction -- A Definition of Horror -- The Definition of Horror as Used in This Book -- Defining Horror Fiction -- The Appeal of Horror Fiction -- A Brief History of the Horror Genre and Its Current Trends -- An Annotated Bibliography of Horror Short-Story Collections -- Anthologies and Collections by Multiple Authors -- Collections by Individual Authors -- An Annotated Bibliography of Horror Novels and Films -- Ghosts and Haunted Houses: Dealing with Presences and Absences -- Golems, Mummies, and Reanimated Stalkers: Wake the Dead and They'll Be Cranky -- Vampires and Werewolves: Children of the Night -- Demonic Possession, Satanism, Black Magic, and Witches and Warlocks: The Devil Made Me Do It -- Mythological Monsters and "The Old Ones": Invoking the Dark Gods -- Telekinesis and Hypnosis: Chaos from Control -- Small-Town Horror: Villages of the Damned -- Maniacs and Sociopaths, or the Nuclear Family Explodes: Monstrous Malcontents Bury the Hatchet -- Technohorror: Evil Hospitals, Military Screw-Ups, Scientific Goofs, and Alien Invasions -- Rampant Animals and Other Eco-Monsters: Mother Nature's Revenge -- Psychological Horror: It's All in Your Head -- Splatterpunk: The Gross-Out -- Comic Horror: Laughing at Our Fears -- Ready Reference, Criticism, and Other Helpful Information -- Stretching the Boundaries: Cross-Genre Horror Fiction -- Action Adventure -- Detection -- Bibliographies of Notable and Important Horror-Fiction Authors -- Ramsey Campbell -- Stephen King -- Dean Koontz -- Ira Levin -- Bentley Little -- Anne Rice -- John Saul -- Dan Simmons -- Peter Straub -- Pseudonyms -- History and Criticism -- Periodicals: Journals, Magazines, and E-Zines -- Ready Reference Sources -- General Readers' Advisory Tools -- General Horror Reference -- Specific Interests -- Horror-Related Organizations -- Major Awards -- The Bram Stoker Awards: Winners and Nominees -- The International Horror Guild Awards -- Publishers and Publisher's Series -- Horror on the World Wide Web.…”