American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book." Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group From the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and, ultimately, culturefrom the taut, terrifying stories