Writing the Uncanny

£9.99

From M.R. James to Shirley Jackson, the Uncanny has long provided fertile ground for writers – and recent years have seen a notable resurgence in both literature and film. But how does the Uncanny work? Writing the Uncanny is an essential guide for both the casual reader and the aspiring writer of strange tales.

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Description

How does the Uncanny make us sit uncomfortably in our chairs, to glance at the shadows as they shift in the corner of the room, to survey our own reflection with doubt and fear?

Dan Coxon and Richard V. Hirst asked some of the best writers of the Uncanny to explain how and why they choose to work with horror, weird fiction, supernatural fiction and folklore. Authors such as Jeremy Dyson, Alison Moore, Jenn Ashworth, and Lucie McKnight Hardy consider psychogeography, fairy tales, cultural tradition, ghost stories, and altogether different approaches to the genre.

Writing The Uncanny is an essential guide for both the casual reader and the aspiring writer of strange tales.

Additional information

Weight 0.276 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 19.8 × 2.3 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

281

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

808.38738 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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