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As American as Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie Constructing Community in Contemporary American Horror Fiction Linda J. Holland-Toll Popular Press This book does nothing less than redefine the very genre of horror fiction, calling into question the usual conventions, motifs, and elements. Unlike many critics of this genre, Linda Holland-Toll sees disaffirmative horror fiction acting neither to soothe fears nor reduce them to the vicarious "thrills 'n' chills" mode, but as intensifying the fears inherent in everyday life. Linda J. Holland-Toll holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a concentration on Genre Studies and Contemporary American Literature. She presently teaches American Literature and Genre Studies at Newbury College, Newbury, South Carolina. She lives with two dogs, a ferret and a rat on a sleepy street in small town America. She is a member of the Popular Culture Assocation and the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

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