Encyclopedia of the Undead

Bob Curran

Parenting & Relationships

Bounty Books, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd

These stories of the amazing variety of hauntings throughout Ireland range from wraith-like ghosts to the full-bodied type, the dangerous and damaging, and the merely frightening. Notorious buildings are described, such as Leap Castle, where psychics have been overwhelmed. There are also spirits who warn of impending death or try to avenge long-forgotten wrongdoing.

A Haunted Land: Ireland's Ghosts

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

O'Brien

Banshees, beasts, and brides from the sea: Irish tales of the supernatural

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Appletree Press, Ltd.

Guide Pratique des Esprits Irlandais On trouve en Irlande de nombreux types d'esprits, largement dissmins dans tout le pays. A tout moment, il s'en trouve un ou plusieurs proximit. Ce qu'ils ont tous en commun, c'est d'tre peu disposs se montrer aux humains. Ce guide pratique des esprits irlandais est un outil essentiel pour les reconatre et les identifier. Document et compos de faon experte, illustr le plus en dtail possible, et traitant des habitats, de l'histoire et des moeurs, ce livre de poche est une lecture de dtente idale et indispensable ceux qui s'intressent au sujet.

Field Guide to Irish Fairies (French Ed)

Literature & Fiction

Mythology & Folk Tales

Haunted And Bewitched Ireland - Chilling Tales Of Ghosts And Witches

Fall_River_Press

What lurks out there in the fog? What was that eerie sound in the dead of night? What flitted by at the end of the street, just beyond the farthest street lamp? From earliest times, tales of the restless dead and their fellow travelers have terrified mankind. Whether around a remote campfire or in the middle of a bustling city, the unquiet spirits and attendant creatures that have tormented humanity since the prehistoric darkness haven't gone away - they still have the power to strike fear in our hearts. 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. You'll find detailed descriptions of terrors from all over the world - from the mist-shrouded mountains of Eastern Europe to the sweltering jungles of the Caribbean islands, from the dark, stone-lined tombs of the uncoffined dead beneath the remote New England hills to the dark magics that lurk beneath the thriving, colorful surface of a city like New Orleans. In addition to the more conventional creatures, Encyclopedia of the Undead also details some of the more obscure Things that gnaw at the edges of men's minds - Incubi and Succubi, the Mara, and the dark legends that have influenced writers from Sheridan Le Fanu to H.P. Lovecraft. This is a book for all those who are interested in the darker side of the human mind - the side that examines and even embraces those beliefs and imaginings that form the basis of our most archetypical fears. This is the book for those brave enough to plumb the depths of our worst nightmares!

Encyclopedia of the Undead: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Cannot Rest in Peace

Weiser

There are places that turn up in literature or in film--mystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. We nod knowingly at the reference, but are often left wondering about places such as Atlantis, the lost land overwhelmed by the sea, or El Dorado, the fabulous city that vanished somewhere in the South American jungles. Other names are more evocative--Mount Olympus, the Garden of Eden, the mystic Isle of Avalon, and Davy Jones' Locker. But did such places actually exist and if so, where were they, and what really happened? What are the traditions and legends associated with them? In the fascinating new book, Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms, historian Dr. Bob Curran sets out to find the answers by journeying to the far-flung corners of the world and to the outer reaches of human imagination.

Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms: Sunken Continents, Vanished Cities, and the Kingdoms That History Misplaced

Reference

Life exists all around us, in forms that we can readily and easily identify. But what if there were, lurking in the shadows, other forms of life that are not so familiar, creatures created not by Nature, but by Man? We know their names--Frankenstein, the Golem, the homunculi of the ancient alchemists; they exist in our stories and myths. But just what are these mysterious creatures, and do they actually have some basis in reality? In his fascinating and wide-ranging new book, Dr Bob Curran explores man-made monsters and the truth behind the myths. You'll learn fascinating details about: 
<li>The 19th century scientist who tried to bring the dead back to life - the model for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein</li>
<li>The Man of Clay who lumbered through the streets of medieval Prague at the command of early rabbis</li>
<li>Tales of robots that may have existed in the ancient world and threatened Greek and Roman warriors.</li>
<li>Cloning and the artificial creation of life, and what strange and mysterious areas they may be heading into. Man-Made Monsters is essential reading for anyone who wants to explore artificial beings and peer into the dark recesses of the human mind...where they may indeed be hiding.</li>

Man-Made Monsters: A Field Guide to Golems, Patchwork Solders, Homunculi, and Other Created Creatures

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Irish Fairies

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Bob Curran. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Bob Curran