Mythical Monsters

Author: Gerrie McCall
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
ISBN: 1908696850
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
Discover the truth about the world's most terrifying mythical creatures that have been scaring people for generations, from Beowulf's Dragon to Frankenstein. Featuring ancient legends and folklore, movie and modern monsters, this collection of more than 40 creatures will scare and entertain with stunning illustrations, maps and fascinating facts.

No More Monsters Under Your Bed!

Author: Jordan Chouteau
Publisher: Jimmy Patterson
ISBN: 0316453862
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Are your kids too afraid of monsters to fall asleep at night? This whimsical book and its magical no-more-monsters patch could solve ALL of their problems! This charmingly illustrated picture book will have little ones giggling all the way to bedtime! Kids and adults alike will love the goofy, adorable, not-too-spooky monsters, and the socially positive messages about sharing and conquering your fears--even if you need the help of a little magic to do it! And best of all--every book comes with a FREE interactive no-more-monsters patch that kids can attach to their own pajamas and use to scare off their monsters, too.

The Monstrous Book of Monsters

Author: Libby Hamilton
Publisher: Templar
ISBN: 9780763657567
Category : Lift-the-flap books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Packed with foul facts and disgusting drawings, this book will tell you everything you need to know about avoiding the monstrous menace ... almost!

Monsters

Author: Emerald Fennell
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 1471404714
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179

Book Description
'Disturbingly compelling' Guardian A blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet - from the script writer for Killing Eve Season Two and director of Promising Young Woman Set in the Cornish town of Fowey, all is not as idyllic as the beautiful seaside town might seem. The body of a young woman is discovered in the nets of a fishing boat. It is established that the woman was murdered. Most are shocked and horrified. But there is somebody who is not - a twelve-year-old girl. She is delighted; she loves murders. Soon she is questioning the inhabitants of the town in her own personal investigation. But it is a bit boring on her own. Then Miles Giffard, a similarly odd twelve-year-old boy, arrives in Fowey with his mother, and they start investigating together. Oh, and also playing games that re-enact the murders. Just for fun, you understand... A book about two twelve-year-olds that is definitely not for kids.

Monsters and the Monstrous

Author: Niall Scott
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9042022531
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
Emerging from depths comes a series of papers dealing with one of the most significant creations that reflects on and critiques human existence. Both a warning and a demonstration, the monster as myth and metaphor provides an articulation of human imagination that toys with the permissible and impermissible. Monsters from zombies to cuddly cartoon characters, emerging from sewers, from pages of literature, propaganda posters, movies and heavy metal, all are covered in this challenging, scholarly collection. This volume the third in the series presents a marvellous collection of studies on the metaphor of the monster in literature, cinema, music, culture, philosophy, history and politics. Both historical reflection and concerns of our time are addressed with clarity and written in an accessible manner providing appeal for the scholar and lay reader alike. This eclectic collection will be of interest to academics and students working in a range of disciplines, such as cultural studies, film studies, political theory, philosophy and literature studies.

A Bestiary of Monsters in Greek Mythology

Author: Spyros Syropoulos
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784919519
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
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.

Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep

Author: Loren Coleman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110115344X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 341

Book Description
From the serpentine "Champie" of Lake Champlain to the venerable "Nessie" of Loch Ness, extraordinary-and un-explained-creatures of the deep have been reported in sightings throughout the twentieth century. Now, two of the world's leading cryptozoological investigators provide a globetrotting field guide to when, where, and what kind of mysterious aquatic beasts have gripped the public—and sometimes the scientific—imagination. Filled with comprehensive drawings, classifications, and maps, their book offers an invaluable and unusual resource for the intrepidly curious to investigate these sightings firsthand or to simply enjoy the fascinating accounts that others have given.

On Monsters

Author: Stephen T. Asma
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199745773
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Hailed as "a feast" (Washington Post) and "a modern-day bestiary" (The New Yorker), Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters--how they have evolved over time, what functions they have served for us, and what shapes they are likely to take in the future. Beginning at the time of Alexander the Great, the monsters come fast and furious--Behemoth and Leviathan, Gog and Magog, Satan and his demons, Grendel and Frankenstein, circus freaks and headless children, right up to the serial killers and terrorists of today and the post-human cyborgs of tomorrow. Monsters embody our deepest anxieties and vulnerabilities, Asma argues, but they also symbolize the mysterious and incoherent territory beyond the safe enclosures of rational thought. Exploring sources as diverse as philosophical treatises, scientific notebooks, and novels, Asma unravels traditional monster stories for the clues they offer about the inner logic of an era's fears and fascinations. In doing so, he illuminates the many ways monsters have become repositories for those human qualities that must be repudiated, externalized, and defeated.

Giants Monsters and Dragons

Author: Carol Rose
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393322118
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe the imaginary creatures found in legends, religions, folklore, oral history, and theologies around the world.

Book of Monsters

Author: David Fairchild
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description