Packed with blood-curdling tales from history, amazing legends, tongue-in-cheek horror, and fun facts, this exciting handbook offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of vampires, werewolves, and zombies. With insight into the habits, likes, and dislikes of each of these creatures, kids will learn how to find them, how to deal with them, and how to avoid them. Complete with horrific illustrations to draw in reluctant readers, this thrilling overview highlights historical tales of the undead and lore from around the world, as well as present-day representations in movies and television.
This book encourages readers to imagine themselves as explorers of the paranormal on the trail of aliens. It describes how aliens might travel to Earth and from where, what they might look like and how they might behave, drawing on examples from fiction, history and from around the world to describe people's continuing fascination with the possible existence of extra-terrestrial life forms.
This book encourages readers to imagine themselves as hunters on the trail of vampires and zombies. It describes the characteristics of each, how they look and behave, drawing examples from history and from around the world to explain people's continuing fascination with these mythical creatures.
The darkest parts of your brain house your darkest fears. Readers learn about the monsters that lurk in the shadows of their closet and beyond. They also discover the origin story of famous creatures like the Loch Ness Monster, and why people have searched for werewolves, dragons, and other creatures for centuries. Readers can also take a quiz to see if you could tackle the toughest monsters in the world and make it out alive.
This book encourages readers to imagine themselves as cryptozoologists, or monster hunters. It describes reported sightings of monsters - in the air, on land and in water - and how the creatures reportedly look and behave. The book brings in examples from history and from around the world and shows how the idea that monsters exist continues to capture people's imagination.
Readers will learn about the supernatural world of ghosts, deciding if the noise in the dead of night is the house settling, or something more. They will discover the realm that ghosts may haunt and learn about the people who search for ghosts for a living.
This book encourages readers to imagine themselves as ghostbusters on the trail of ghosts. It recounts reported hauntings and describes the characteristics of ghosts and how they reportedly look and behave. The book brings in examples from history and from around the world and shows how the idea that ghosts exist continues to capture people's imagination.