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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.Curran, Bob is the author of 'Encyclopedia of the Undead A Field Guide to Creatures That Cannot Rest in Peace', published 2006 under ISBN 9781564148414 and ISBN 1564148416.
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