xix, 373 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Summary
A compendium of supernatural profiles and monster lore draws on the books, comics, and films that have inspired fan devotion and imagination.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
They thirst : vampires in all their guises -- They hunt : hell hounds and monster dogs -- They howl : werewolves and wolf-men -- They hide : cryptids and the science of cryptozoology -- They haunt : the unquiet dead -- They defile : hellfire and demons -- They deceive : tricksters and seducers -- They kill : a miscellany of monsters.
