Jess Nevins is the author of Horror Fiction in the 20th Century (Praeger, 2020) and The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger (Praeger, 2017), among other works. He is a college library director in Tomball, Texas.
Jess Nevins
Articles
Nine-10ths of a Triumph: On John Steinbeck’s “Murder at Full Moon”
Although not the werewolf novel it was initially reported as being, “Murder at Full Moon” is something even better: a metafictional novel with teeth.
Before “Biff! Pow! Bam!”
What we need is a comprehensive examination of the history of popular literature with a view toward cataloging what we might call "proto-superheroes."
To Understand the World Is To Be Destroyed By It: On H.P. Lovecraft
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