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Explore the young adult horror fiction collection
The horror fiction collection is located in the Kerferd Library Reading Lounge. Look for the books that have the green horror icon on the spine with the skull.
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A genre that sets out to scare and startle readers. Horror fiction includes evil characters or events where evil happens. Horror fiction may include ghosts, demons, zombies, plagues and other terrible things that the main characters have to fight and overcome.

Horror fiction | Keywords

Click on the terms to access a simple definition from Lexico, the online Oxford Dictionary.

Assassin, Crime, Flashback, Genre, Ghost, Horror, Literature, Murder, Mystery, Noir, Novella, Paranormal, Phantom, Retribution, Spectre, Suspense, Vengeance, Victim.

Horror fiction | Suggested reads

Scare yourself with one of the many horror stories you can borrow and read from your Kerferd library. Here are suggestions to get you started. See also the Horror fiction bookshelf on this guide for more suggestions and recommendations.

Lady Slayers

Lady Slayers is a new series of books by young adult author Lana Popović. Each book is based on the story of a real life murderess. Lana Popović was born in Serbia and lived in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, the location of Dracula's castle in Transylvania, before moving to the United States.

Blood Countess (Lady Slayers) by Lana Popovic
ISBN: 9781419751608
Publication Date: 2021
A YA horror novel based on Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the infamous, real-life inspiration for Countess Dracula. In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Baathory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she's vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants' quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante. It's not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess's spell--and the Countess takes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiancee, Anna realizes she's not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows it's only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her.
Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers) by Lana Popovic
ISBN: 9781419745928
Publication Date: 2021
In 17th-century Paris, Catherine Monvoisin reinvents herself as a sorceress to escape poverty. Soon the 19-year-old has helped a young Marquise become Louis XIV's royal mistress. Her reputation and prospects soar until a charged rivalry with a young magician entangles her in all manner of darkness, including murder, deception, and possibly her own death.

Horror fiction | Curriculum alignment

This Mentone Girls' Grammar School Libguide supports the following Australian and / or Victorian curriculum outcomes.

Literacy [Australian General Capability.1]
The knowledge and skills needed to access, understand, analyse and evaluate information, make meaning, express thoughts and emotions, present ideas and opinions, interact with others and participate in activities.
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The Australian General Capability is the national vocabulary identifying important general capabilities that schools should help students develop, in addition to content of particular learning areas. (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, n.d.)
Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing [Australian General Capability.11]
Using strategies for reading and viewing texts, including using applied topic knowledge, vocabulary and visual knowledge. Listening for information and to carry out tasks and participate in discussions. Using strategies for comprehending spoken, written, visual and multimodal texts, including retrieving literal information and making inferences.
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The Australian General Capability is the national vocabulary identifying important general capabilities that schools should help students develop, in addition to content of particular learning areas. (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, n.d.)