Research Guides: Gothic Imagination: Reference

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Icons of horror and the supernatural: An encyclopedia of our worst nightmares by S.T. Joshi
Call Number: Reference PN56.H6 I26 2007 (2 vols.)
ISBN: 0313337810
The vampire book: The encyclopedia of the undead by J. Gordon Melton
Call Number: Reference BF1556 .M46 2011
ISBN: 157859281X

Selected Titles

Reference guide to science fiction, fantasy, and horror

REF PN3433.5 .B87 2003

Literary movements for students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on literary movments

REF PN97 .L58 2002 (vol. 1)

Encyclopedia of architectural and engineering feats

REF NA200 .L32 2001

Fantasy and horror: A critical and historical guide to literature, illustration, film, TV, radio, and the Internet

REF NX650.F36 F34 1999

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