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- ISSN: 0360-9170
- E-ISSN: 1943-2402
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Horror: To Gratify, Not Edify
- Source: Language Arts, Volume 76, Issue 2, Nov 1998, p. 115 - 122
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- 01 Nov 1998
Abstract
Examines R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” series, and investigates why children (including the author’s two daughters) like them. Explores the lures of the horror fiction genre. Suggests that the attractiveness of the genre can be found in books more rewarding in literary terms, such as those by John Bellairs. Offers suggestions about the parent’s role in this process.
© 1998 by the National Council of Teachers of English