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Author : Stephen T. Asma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199798095
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book On Monsters written by Stephen T. Asma and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."--The New Yorker
Author : Matt Kaplan
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1472101162
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book The Science of Monsters written by Matt Kaplan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern audiences do not find dragons frightening. Fascinating as mythical creatures, yes, but terrifying, no. Yet, present them with a story about a virus that can kill a healthy adult in hours and they will have nightmares for weeks. The difference between the two is believability. Monsters are at their most frightening when they carry characteristics that tie them to the real world in some way. Preposterous as they might seem today, dragons were no different in ancient times. Humans long ago stumbled upon skeletons that had sharp teeth and talon-like claws. These fossils were real and some were frighteningly large. Those who looked at them could only guess at how dangerous the animals that they belonged to must have been. From such interactions, dragons were born. Yet, in spite of ample physical evidence that dragons existed, none were ever seen in the flesh. Dragon bones were ultimately proven to be the bones of huge predatory dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex, but before the mystery was solved, they were the makings of frightening beasts that managed to evade human sight by lurking deep within the shadows of the wild. The Science of Monsters will explore monsters that have haunted humanity throughout the ages, from Medusa to sea serpents, giants, and vampires. In each chapter Kaplan uses scientific principles, current research, and his thorough knowledge of the natural world to explain why specific monsters came to be and what it was about them that was so terrifying to the people who brought them to life.
Author : David Wengrow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691202397
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Origins of Monsters written by David Wengrow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has often been claimed that "monsters"--supernatural creatures with bodies composed from multiple species--play a significant part in the thought and imagery of all people from all times. The Origins of Monsters advances an alternative view. Composite figurations are intriguingly rare and isolated in the art of the prehistoric era. Instead it was with the rise of cities, elites, and cosmopolitan trade networks that "monsters" became widespread features of visual production in the ancient world. Showing how these fantastic images originated and how they were transmitted, David Wengrow identifies patterns in the records of human image-making and embarks on a search for connections between mind and culture. Wengrow asks: Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? Wengrow considers the work of art in the first age of mechanical reproduction, which he locates in the Middle East, where urban life began. Comparing the development and spread of fantastic imagery across a range of prehistoric and ancient societies, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and China, he explores how the visual imagination has been shaped by a complex mixture of historical and universal factors. Examining the reasons behind the dissemination of monstrous imagery in ancient states and empires, The Origins of Monsters sheds light on the relationship between culture and cognition.
Author : Josh Covington
Publisher : Josh Covington
ISBN 13 : 0557200199
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)
Download or read book In Search of Monsters written by Josh Covington and published by Josh Covington. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hitmen. Zombies. Private Eyes. Magicians. Strangers that disappear in the night. You'll find them all here in In Search of Monsters, the debut of collection of short fiction from Josh Covington. Just a few stories featured in this collection: Darkness Unrelenting -- Eddie Nystrom has suffered from headaches all his life--deep, piercing headaches that make him do things he normally wouldn't do...Happiness Is a Warm Gun -- A washed up detective searches for a killer across a small town while running from his own demons and sleeping with only a rusty Smith and Wesson for comfort. The Crater Road Madman -- To the town of Ashdown, Delmer Rainey's madness is legendary. But when his wife goes missing, will the truth finally be revealed? 13A -- At 8:41 on a Tuesday morning, Gerald sets out to steal his neighbor's newspaper. He ends up becoming caught in the strangest day of his life
Author : Bill Schelly
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1683961471
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (839 download)
Download or read book James Warren, Empire of Monsters written by Bill Schelly and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of the visionary publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland, the magazine that inspired filmmakers Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Joe Dante, and many more. This heavily illustrated biography features eye-opening ― often outrageous ―anecdotes about Warren, a larger-than-life figure whose ability as a publisher, promoter, and provocateur make him a fascinating figure. In addition to Forrest J. Ackerman’s Famous Monsters of Filmland, he published Help!, a magazine created by MAD’s Harvey Kurtzman, which featured early work by John Cleese, Gloria Steinem, Terry Gilliam, Robert Crumb, and Diane Arbus; Creepy and Eerie magazines, with covers by painter Frank Frazetta and comics art by Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood, Bernie Wrightson, Al Williamson, and many others. His most famous co-creation, the character Vampirella, debuted in her own magazine in 1969, and continues to be published today.
Author : Lori Degman
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1534166769
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Travel Guide for Monsters written by Lori Degman and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking your monster on a road trip this summer? Or letting your favorite beast tag along on a family beach vacation? Wherever you and your monster are traveling, Travel Guide for Monsters is full of essential tips to help you both enjoy the sights from coast to coast--and avoid monster-related mishaps.
Author : Kristie Lynn Higgins
Publisher : Kristie Lynn Higgins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Monster of Monsters Collection #1 written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Kein wanted was to be devoured... Read the first two books in the Monster of Monsters series. 1. Monster of Monsters #1 Part One: Mortem's Opening Type: short story with a word count of about 18,700 words Begin this novella series by reading this short story, Monster of Monsters #1 Part One: Mortem's Opening and enter a world of wonder and monsters. Light and darkness... All Kein wanted was to be devoured. As an orphan, she had been told since joining her school that it was very important that a house or clan devour her so when she met a creature promising to devour her, she was confused at first but then she was consoled that someone wanted her. A world of monsters and a world of humans... Loneliness can be a very strong emotion but it can also be a very strong motivator so even when a creature of the darkness invited her to come to her, innocence heeded the call. Kein began an adventure of heartache and joy as she walked the paths of shadow and light. She would discover what it was to be devoured as a dangerous game drew her into a deadly realm of wishes, revenge, hope, desire, love, and horror. 2. Monster of Monsters #1 Part Two: Mortem's Contestant Type: novella and the word count is about 43,200 words. Join Kein in this novella serial series and explore a realm of terror through the eyes of one who wants nothing more than to find a family of her own. Start this endearing and yet heartbreaking story by reading the short story, Monster of Monsters #1 Part One: Mortem's Opening. Monster of Monsters #1 Part Two: Mortem's Contestant Light and darkness... Love and revenge... All Kein wanted was to be devoured. As an orphan, she had been told since joining her school that it was very important that a house or clan devour her so when she met a creature promising to devour her, she was confused at first, but then she was consoled that someone wanted her. A world of monsters and a world of humans... A world of joy and a world of terror... Loneliness can be a very strong emotion, but it can also be a very strong motivator so even when a creature of the darkness invited her to come to her, innocence heeded the call. Kein began an adventure of heartache and joy as she walked the paths of shadow and light. She would discover what it was to be devoured as a dangerous game drew her into a deadly realm of wishes, revenge, hope, desire, love, and horror. Monster of Monsters Science Fiction Horror Action Adventure Novella Serial Series: 1. Monster of Monsters #1 Part One: Mortem's Opening 2. Monster of Monsters #1 Part Two: Mortem's Contestant 3. Monster of Monsters #1 Part Three: And Let The Real Games Begin 4. Monster of Monsters #1 Part Four: A Bargain Has Been Struck, Too Bad For You
Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1780332785
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Monsters written by Stephen Jones and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsterrific stories by top names in horror writing Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Ghouls . . . these and many other Creatures of the Night are featured in this bumper collection of stories by such authors as Clive Barker, Harlan Ellison, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, Tanith Lee, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Joe R. Lansdale, Lisa Tuttle, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Basil Copper and many others. Here you'll discover creatures both unnatural and manmade, as the walking dead rise from their graves, immortal bloodsuckers seek human nourishment, deformed monstrosities pursue their victims across the countryside, and the ugliest of nightmares is revealed to have a soul. Drawn from the pages of legend and literature, these stories feature Things that slither, stagger, swoop, stomp and scamper. So bolt the doors, lock the windows and shiver in the shadows, because no-one is safe when the Monsters are loose .
Author : Kristie Lynn Higgins
Publisher : Kristie Lynn Higgins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Monster of Monsters: Series Two Mortem’s Level 1: #1 Abandoned And Alone written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Kein (Kīn) continues in the 8th installment of this novella series. Enjoy this short story to catch up on what has been happening. Kein's heartbreaking and yet joyous journey continues as the results of Basement Level are dished out as cold as they can be. Alone, she must deal with the repercussions of the Judicium and a past she only wanted to forget. No one has won the Mortem and now Kein is one. She has no chance of surviving unless she can find some allies in the sadistic game. Her journey started in Monster of Monsters #1 Part One: Mortem's Opening and moves forward at an unrelenting pace. Light and darkness... All Kein wanted was to be devoured. As an orphan, she had been told since joining her school that it was very important that a house or clan devour her so when she met a creature promising to devour her, she was confused at first but then she was consoled that someone wanted her. A world of monsters and vampires and a world of humans... Loneliness can be a very strong emotion but it can also be a very strong motivator so even when a creature of the darkness invited her to come to her, innocence heeded the call. Kein began an adventure of heartache and joy as she walked the paths of shadow and light. She would discover what it was to be devoured as a dangerous game drew her into a deadly realm of wishes, revenge, hope, desire, love, and terror.
Author : Marcio Morais
Publisher : MSM Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Are you afraid of monsters? written by Marcio Morais and published by MSM Books. This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a different book about monsters where your child will learn how to deal with differences and emotions, especially fear.
Author : Mark Tatulli
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144945173X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (494 download)
Download or read book Desmond Pucket and the Mountain Full of Monsters written by Mark Tatulli and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desmond Pucket is back, and this time he has a posse. Desmond has been waiting his whole life for this day. It is the sixth-grade field trip to Crab Shell Pier, home to the world's most awesomely fantastic ride, and Desmond has one goal: convince Tina Schimsky to ride it with him. But once inside the amusement park, Desmond finds that executing his master plan will be no simple feat. Accompanied by his best friend Ricky, Desmond must outwit both the tyrannical Mr. Needles and his nefarious mortal enemy Scott Selzer, along with anyone---or anything---else in the way. The race is on to reach Mountain Full of Monsters and win the girl of his dreams . . . Can Desmond do it?
Author : Kris Humphrey
Publisher : Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN 13 : 0192779591
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Leo's Map of Monsters: The Spitfang Lizard written by Kris Humphrey and published by Oxford University Press - Children. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Leo's job as the Guardian's apprentice to protect the village from the monsters that lurk in the surrounding forest. Whenever a monster gets too close to the village walls Leo must venture out, using his magical map to first find the monster and then do battle with it. In this book, Leo must track down a deadly Spitfang Lizard before it reaches the village. He is given one piece of advice-first they spit, then they bite. If a Spitfang's throat swells up . . . run!
Author : Spyros Syropoulos
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784919519
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)
Download or read book A Bestiary of Monsters in Greek Mythology written by Spyros Syropoulos and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to explore the realm of the imaginary world of Greek mythology and present the reader with a categorization of monstrosity, referring to some of the most noted examples in each category.
Author : Kristie Lynn Higgins
Publisher : Kristie Lynn Higgins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Monster of Monsters: Series One Mortem's Basement Level #1 Mortem's Opening written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draft
Author : Kristie Lynn Higgins
Publisher : Kristie Lynn Higgins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Twist Of The Screw: Illustrated Edition (Monster of Monsters Horror Universe) written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nanny approaches a country estate from the dead of night. She is there to take care of the children, but not everything is as it seems. Do ghosts haunt this estate? What about the children's parents? Were they murdered? Or is something far more sinister going on? Twist Of The Screw is a gothic horror story and part of the Monster of Monsters Horror Universe. Based on Henry James' horror novella The Turn Of The Screw, this short story takes the reader to a house like that in the Haunting of Bly Manor ( tv series movie ) where the children, a boy named Miles and a girl named Flora are in need of a new governess. The nanny must discover the mystery that has twisted the lives of all who live there. The turning may just be a madness that no one can escape.
Author : Kristie Lynn Higgins
Publisher : Kristie Lynn Higgins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Monster of Monsters: Watery Things From Watery Depths- Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror Flash Fiction #9 written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monster of Monsters: Watery Things From Watery Depths Type: Flash Fiction and the word count is about 210 words This short-short story in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Flash Fiction series visits a Brown Deliveries person as they make their fourth delivery in a very interesting Basement Level where a watery thing is lurking there. New to Flash Fiction? Flash Fiction are very very short books to tickle your fancy. They are a great way to see a writer's style and be introduced to the worlds they create and envision. My novels, novellas, short stories, and flash fiction range from science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure, horror with elements of mystery, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, gothic, a mix of fairy tales, legends, and epic fantasy. Explore my worlds of magic, tech, werewolf, sword and sorcery, killer robots, UFO, witches, dragon baby, undead, demented games, vampires, villains, flying saucers, post-apocalyptic, dungeons and dragons, werewolves, ghosts, mummies, assassins, monsters, androids, leviathan, dystopian adventure, aliens, curse of the mummy, mutants, warlocks, dragon riders, sorcerer, superheroes, dystopia society, zombies, mutant creatures, warriors, sorceress, apocalyptic adventures, pharaoh king, mad scientist, etc.
Author : Kristie Lynn Higgins
Publisher : Kristie Lynn Higgins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Monster of Monsters: Package Delivered To The Mad Scientist- Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror Flash Fiction #8 written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monster of Monsters- Package Delivered To The Mad Scientist Type: Flash Fiction and the word count is about 235 words This short-short story in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Flash Fiction series visits a Brown Deliveries person as they make their third delivery in a very interesting Basement Level where a mad scientist is not the only thing lurking there. New to Flash Fiction? Flash Fiction are very very short books to tickle your fancy. They are a great way to see a writer's style and be introduced to the worlds they create and envision. My novels, novellas, short stories, and flash fiction range from science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure, horror with elements of mystery, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, gothic, a mix of fairy tales, legends, and epic fantasy. Explore my worlds of magic, tech, werewolf, sword and sorcery, killer robots, UFO, witches, dragon baby, undead, demented games, vampires, villains, flying saucers, post-apocalyptic, dungeons and dragons, werewolves, ghosts, mummies, assassins, monsters, androids, leviathan, dystopian adventure, aliens, curse of the mummy, mutants, warlocks, dragon riders, sorcerer, superheroes, dystopia society, zombies, mutant creatures, warriors, sorceress, apocalyptic adventures, pharaoh king, mad scientist, etc.
