Danse Macabre (non-fiction book)

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Danse Macabre - The World of Horror is a non-fiction book by the writer Stephen King , which treats the development of the horror genre in books, films and comics between 1950 and 1980 in ten chapters .

The book was first published in 1981 by Everest House, New York . The German first edition was published by Heyne Verlag in 1988 . The Ullstein publishing house published the work in 2001 again. The translations are by Joachim Körber. In 2010 a new English edition of Danse Macabre was published . It contains a new foreword, the essay What’s Scary , in which King discusses the most important horror films since 1980. The rest of the text remained unchanged and only deals with the years 1950 to 1980. This edition was published in German in 2011 by Heyne Verlag. The new foreword was translated by Corinna Wieja. The appendix to the book consists of two lists of 100 horror films and novels each from the period covered, which the author recommends.

In the preface added in 2010, King formulated the central thesis of the book as follows: "A good horror story works on a symbolic level and draws on fictional (and occasionally supernatural) events to help us understand our own deep, real fears."

The title Danse Macabre is the English and French common name for the medieval genre of dance of death painting.

Stephen King received the Hugo Gernsback Award and the Locus Award for the book in 1982 in the Best Non Fiction category.

Literature and further links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stephen King, Danse Macabre - Die Welt des Horrors , Heyne, Munich 2011, p. 14
Stephen King's works
Novels

Must Burn Salem • Carrie • Christine • Colorado Kid • Cujo • The Picture • The Buick • The Girl • The Monster - Tommyknockers • The Black House • The Game • Dead Zone - The Assassination • The Talisman • Desperation • The Arena • The Eyes dragon • Dolores • Dreamcatcher • It • Firestarter • Pet Sematary • Love • Needful Things - In a small town • pulse • Sara • Sleepless • Shining • you • Stark - the Dark Half • the Green Mile • the stand - the last Skirmish • Madness • The Dark Tower (Novels) • Black • Three • Dead • Glass • Wolf Moon • Susannah • The Tower • The Attack • Wind • Joyland • Doctor Sleep • Mr. Mercedes • Revival • Finder's Reward • Mind Control • Sleeping Beauties • The Outsider • The Institute

Bachman books

Amok • The Curse • Manhunt • Agony • Regulator • Explosives • Death March

Stories and
collections

Nightmares • Atlantis • The fornite • The song of the dead • Spring, summer, autumn and death • In the cabinet of death • At dawn • Langoliers • At night • Night shift • Sunset • Between night and dark • Bazaar of bad dreams

Other publications

Danse Macabre • The Life and Writing • The Storm of the Century • The Year of the Werewolf