{"product_id":"minor-hauntings-chilling-tales-of-spectral-youth-paperback","title":"Minor Hauntings: Chilling Tales of Spectral Youth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJen Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cradle rocking itself in a dusty chamber; an echoing giggle from somewhere upstairs; the feeling of a small hand in yours in the wilderness of a misty moor. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the haunting children of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Grudge\u003c\/i\u003e to Neil Gaiman's\u003ci\u003e Coraline\u003c\/i\u003e, the ghostly youth is still one of the most recognized and feared tropes of horror fiction and film. In this spine-tingling new collection, Jen Baker gathers the most chilling tales of hauntings by children, expertly paired with snippets of the folklore and urban legends which inspired them. Truly lost stories return for the first time since their original publication along with nail-biting encounters from masters of the ghost story such as Elizabeth Gaskell, M.R. James, and Frances Hodgson Burnett.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Baker\u003c\/b\u003e is a Teaching Fellow in 19th and 20th Century Literature at the University of Warwick. Her research specialisms include monstrosity and childhood, death studies, and folklore, with a focus on the spaces in which they intersect. She is currently a convenor of research strands on \"Evil\" and \"Children and Evil\" as part of the \"Evil Hub\" for the interdisciplinary scholarly network Progressive Connexions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.4 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767765729568,"sku":"9780712353199","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64cdb5ad303d73f02dccd5ca3a6419e0.webp?v=1780316929","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/minor-hauntings-chilling-tales-of-spectral-youth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}