I think it would be intriguing to create a book display for horror that incorporated both horror books and horror graphic novels, and what appeal factors can link certain titles. Much as Dunneback and Towner discussed wanting to promote all aspects of their collection, not the just their fiction collection, promoting the connection between horror graphic novels and novels would be a way to do this, as there are patrons who may be unaware that horror graphic novels exist, or are unsure where to begin with the format. I was this person about a year ago, and I encountered a lot of trial and error in finding what type of graphic novel horror I enjoyed. If the collection was large enough - or too small to pull enough graphic novels to fill a display - it might be interesting to also pull movies that relate, but I like the idea of focusing on the novel/graphic novel aspect. It would also be fun to do the display in a month that wasn’t October.
For example, using my horror annotation from this week, if the reader enjoyed Meddling Kids, they might enjoy the Archie Horror imprint, which produces Afterlife with Archie - Archie re-imagined with zombies - or the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Sabrina the Teenage witch, re-imagined in a darker tone. Both are still nostalgic, basing a lot of their elements off of their original counterparts, but with the addition of a horror twi
Other examples:
World War Z -- The Walking Dead
The Haunting of Hill House -- Locke & Key, Vol 1
The Missing -- The Revival
You have some great ideas! I'm glad you're thinking outside of the box, full points!
ReplyDeleteHorror novels and graphic novels go very well together. Everyone knows that "The Walking Dead" is a graphic novel based series, but they also have several long form, companion novels. Not to mention the TV tie-in books. The writer of "World War Z" also has written a few graphic novels himself. Putting these items on display together is a great for patrons to know that there are other forms of works that they like and help them to discover similar items.
ReplyDeleteI found out that there are some based off of some of Stephen King's work, too. I was trying to avoid these choices when coming up with options, since they seemed like a no-brainer to pull in. It's nice that there are so many crossovers, too, since people might feel more comfortable reading a graphic novel version of a show or book they've read.
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