num_pages: 312
description: Encyclopedia of the Undead traces those shadowy entities ? vampires, werewolves, ghouls and monsters ? that lurk just outside the range of human vision and inhabit our most frightening tales. Drawing on a wide range of beliefs and literature, it traces these horrors from their earliest recorded inceptions and charts their impact upon the human psyche. In this book, history and terror mix to create the things that lurk in the darkest corners of our minds.
language: English
title: Encyclopedia of the Undead: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Cannot Rest in Peace
titlecomplete: Encyclopedia of the Undead: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Cannot Rest in Peace
genres: Zombies, Mythology, Reference, Horror, Folklore, Research, Vampires, Paranormal, Occult, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 230
publisher: New Page Books