Spooky Reference
Pamela Contakos
Digging up hard facts on mythical monsters and haunted happenings can be tricky, but we offer several reference titles to help you avoid the curse of faulty research
The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (Editor)
This concise Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and authoritative A-Z of monsters throughout the ages. Over 200 entries written by experts in the field are accompanied by an overview introduction by the editor. Generic entries such as 'ghost' and 'vampire' are cross-listed with important specific manifestations of that monster. In addition to monsters appearing in English-language literature and film, the Encyclopedia also includes significant monsters in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, African and Middle Eastern traditions. Alphabetically organized, the entries each feature suggestions for further reading.
When Darkness Reigns and the Full Moon Glows, Terror Emerges to Stalk the Unsuspecting... From lycanthropic
creatures found on television and film such asTeen
Wolf, Twilight, andTrue
Blood to the earliest folklore of shape-shifting creatures,The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shapeshifting
Beings is an eye-opening, blood-pounding tour through the ages of monsters with the most amazing camouflage capabilities--they hide among us! Along the way, you'll land at the doorstep of creatures like hirsute mass-murderer Albert Fish, and Fritz Haarman
, who slaughtered and ate his victims--selling the leftovers as steaks and roasts in his butcher shop--as well as visits to mythical shamans, sirens, and skin walkers. Covering 140,000 years of legend, mythology, and fact,The Werewolf Book provides hair-raising evidence of strange and obsessional behavior through the centuries. Learn the basics of becoming a werewolf and the intricacies of slaying the beast.
The Vampire Book : The Encyclopedia of the Undead
Revised, updated, and enlarged, this vast reference is an alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, many facets are uncovered--historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular. From Vlad the Impaler and Barnabas Collins to Dracula and Lestat, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays, a vampire chronology, and 60 pages of vampire resources. Complete with detailed illustrations and photographs, the third edition of this popular authority includes a wealth of current events, including the Twilight phenomenon; contemporary authors of vampire romance; the growth and development of genuine, self-identified vampire communities; and prominent TV shows from Buffy to True Blood.
Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
An essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in unexplained phenomena, this title contains carefully researched, in-depth and balanced entries on topics ranging from alien abductions to the zodiac.
The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters by
The Vampire Book : The Encyclopedia of the Undead
Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
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