Horror: To Gratify, Not Edify.

Dickson, Randi

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ERIC Number: EJ575078

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Horror: To Gratify, Not Edify.

Dickson, Randi

Language Arts, v76 n2 p115-22 Nov 1998

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. (SR)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Genres, Parent Student Relationship, Reading Attitudes, Reading Material Selection, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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