Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy

Download or read book Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy written by Mark A. Fabrizi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy: Challenging Genres is a collection of scholarly essays intended to address the parent whose unreasoning opposition to horror entails its removal from a school curriculum, the school administrator who sees little or no redeeming literary value in horror, and the teacher who wants to use horror to teach critical literacy skills but does not know how to do so effectively. The essays herein are intended to offer opportunities for teachers in secondary schools and higher education to enrich their classes through a non-canonical approach to literary study. This book is a deliberate attempt to enlarge the conversation surrounding works of horror and argue for their inclusion into school curricula to teach students critical literacy skills.