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  title info:
    title: Medusa's gaze and vampire's bite
    sub title: the science of monsters
  name:
    name part: Kaplan, Matt
    name part: 1977-
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2012
    edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: x, 244 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
  abstract: "We all know 'there's no such thing as monsters,' but our imaginations tell us otherwise. From the mythical beasts of ancient Greece to the hormonal vampires of the Twilight saga, monsters have captivated us for millennia. Matt Kaplan, a noted science journalist and monster-myth enthusiast, employs an entertaining mix of cutting-edge research and a love of lore to explore the history behind these fantastical fictions and our hardwired obsession with things that go bump in the night. Ranging across history, Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite tackles the enduring questions that arise on the frontier between fantasy and reality. What caused ancient Minoans to create the tale of the Minotaur and its subterranean maze? Did dragons really exist? What inspired the creation of vampires and werewolves, and why are we so drawn to them? With the eye of a journalist and the voice of a storyteller, Kaplan takes readers to the forefront of science, where our favorite figures of horror may find real-life validation. Does the legendary Kraken, a squid of epic proportions, really roam the deep? Are we close to making Jurassic Park a reality by replicating a dinosaur from fossilized DNA? As our fears evolve, so do our monsters, and Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite charts the rise of the ultimate beasts, humans themselves"--Provided by publisher.
  table of contents: Giant animals : Nemean lion, Calydonian boar, Rukh, King Kong -- Beastly blends : chimera, griffon, cockatrice, Sphinx -- It came from the earth : Minotaur, Medusa -- The mysterious fathoms : Charybdis, Leviathan, giant squid, Jaws -- Of flame and claw : dragons -- Hauntings : demons, ghosts, spirits -- Cursed by a bite : vampires, zombies, werewolves -- The created : The Golem, Frankenstein, HAL 9000, Terminator -- Terror resurrected : dinosaurs -- Extraterrestrial threat : aliens.
  note: Matt Kaplan.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index.
  subject:
    topic: Monsters
    topic: History
  subject:
    topic: Animals, Mythical
    topic: History
  subject:
    topic: Dangerous animals
    genre: Folklore
    topic: History
  classification: GR825 .K357 2012
  classification: 001.944
  identifier: 9781451667981 (hbk.)
  identifier: 1451667981 (hbk.)
  identifier: 9781451668001 (ebk.)
  identifier: 1451668007 (ebk.)
  identifier: 9781451667998 (pbk.)
  identifier: 145166799X (pbk.)
  identifier: 2012016553
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 120612
    record change date: 20151202172346.0
    record identifier: in00002798366
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng