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American Nightmares-the Haunted House Formula in American Popular Fiction
University of Wisconsin Press
In 'American Nightmares: The Haunted House Formula in American Popular Fiction', scholar and fantasy writer Dale Bailey traces the motive from English gothic fiction through such luminaries as Poe and Hawthorne to Steven King and paperback potboilers of the present.
156 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 30, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780879727901 |
| Publishers | The Popular Press |
| Pages | 156 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 9 mm · 333 g |
| Language | English |
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