Annal:1999 International Horror Guild Award for Nonfiction
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Results of the International Horror Guild Award in the year 1999. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- International Horror Guild Award for Nonfiction
- Horror books
- Horror authors
- Speculative Fiction books
- Speculative Fiction authors.
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- International Horror Guild Award
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- 1999 IHG–Nonfiction winner
- Score: 10.49
Although the fantastic impulse has been embodied in folklore, literature, art, and film, distinguished work has always been uncommon. This guide directs readers and viewers to the best, better, or historically important works of the fantastic imagination, as well as to the scholarship that helps us understand their nature and appeal.
Arranged chronologically, narrative introductions provide historical and analytical perspectives on the period or subjects covered while annotated bibliographies describe and evaluate the books and other materials judged most significant for literary, extraliterary, or historical reasons. More than 2,300 works of fiction and poetry are discussed, each cross-referenced to other works with similar or contrasting themes. Winners and nominees for major awards are identified. Books that are part of a series are flagged, with a complete list of books in series included in a final chapter, along with a comprehensive list of awards, of translations, and of young adult and children’s books. A chapter on teaching fantasy and horror literature provides aid for teachers…
St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers
- 1999 IHG–Nonfiction winner
- Score: 10.49
This valuable new guide to historic and contemporary horror, ghost and gothic writers features the men and women who’ve kept readers turning pages into the wee hours of the night. Your patrons with a penchant for this genre will find all the details they need to answer their questions on 404 authors.
Author entries feature a biography; a complete list of the author’s publications; selected critical and biographical works; and comments by the author, when available. A critical essay written by an expert in the field helps readers better understand the author and his or her works.
