Title:
Monstrous creatures
Author:
ISBN:
9781524797966
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series:
General Note:
Most of the text in this work is based on the author's podcast Lore -- Title page verso.
Contents:
They made a tonic -- Deep and twisted roots -- Dark conclusions -- Brought back -- The trees -- The others -- Under construction -- Tampered -- Doing tricks -- Trees and shadows -- Off the path -- The beast within -- Hunger pains -- A deep fear -- Lost sheep -- One word -- Unboxed -- Do not open -- A devil on the roof -- Over the top -- Missing the point -- Passing notes -- The bloody pit -- Dinner at the Afterglow -- Homestead -- Adrift -- Take the stand -- The Devil's beat -- Mary, Mary -- The lump -- Write me a letter -- The bank job -- Knock, Knock, Knock -- Possessed.
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Summary:
The first book in a three-volume collection, The World of Lore : Monstrous Creatures shares the incredible true stories that inspired the legends of famous monsters, from werewolves to wendigo to the Jersey Devil --
They live in shadows--deep in the forest, late in the night, in the dark recesses of our minds. They're spoken of in stories and superstitions, relics of an unenlightened age, old wives' tales, passed down through generations. Yet no matter how wary and jaded we have become, as individuals or as a society, a part of us remains vulnerable to them: werewolves and wendigos, poltergeists and vampires, angry elves and vengeful spirits. In this illustrated volume, the host of the hit podcast Lore serves as a guide on a fascinating journey through the history of these terrifying creatures, exploring not only the legends but what they tell us about ourselves" --
