Once upon a Time in a Dark and Scary Book

Contemporary American horror literature for children and young adults has two bold messages for readers: adults are untrustworthy, unreliable and often dangerous; and the monster always wins (as it must if there is to be a sequel). Examining the young adult horror series and the religious horror series for children ( Left Behind: The Kids ) for the first time, and tracing the unstoppable monster to Seuss's Cat in the Hat , this book sheds new light on the problematic message produced by the comb...