Medusa's gaze and vampire's bite : the science of monsters /
"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...
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New York :
Scribner,
[2012]
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| Edition: | 1st Scribner hardcover ed. |
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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.