Bibliograph

A darker shade of noir, new stories of body horror by women writers, edited by Joyce Carol Oates

Type

Label

A darker shade of noir, new stories of body horror by women writers, edited by Joyce Carol Oates

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

A darker shade of noir

Oclc number

1393992116

Responsibility statement

edited by Joyce Carol Oates

Sub title

new stories of body horror by women writers

Summary

"While the common belief is that "body horror" as a subgenre of horror fiction dates back to the 1970s, Joyce Carol Oates suggests that Medusa, the snake-haired gorgon in Greek mythology, is the "quintessential emblem of female body horror." In A Darker Shade of New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers, Oates has assembled a spectacular cast to explore this subgenre focusing on distortions to the human body in the most fascinating of ways" -- Page 2 of cover

Target audience

adult

Contributor