The situation is grave. Vampires are vamping. Werewolves are shape shifting. And zombies are lurching into the garden. Is this modern-day ferment of paranormal activity, ah, normal? Learn all about it in this nifty new guide to man's best fiends: VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, ZOMBIES: Compendium Monstrum.
Collected from the papers of 19th-century monstrologists, this intriguing book includes:
* Transylvania travel section
* maps
* ''Tracking the Beasties'' visual aid
* ''For Further Investigation'' resource list
* Index
Fascinating facts revealed in the book include documented ''sparkling vampires'' in 19th-century folklore (page 26), why wolfsbane is sometimes known as ''Dumbledore's Delight'' (page 92), and much more.
Illustrated by Bruce Waldman, cartography by David Lindroth, additional historical images throughout.
Four sections:
* Vampires: There Will Be Blood
* A Vampire Hunter's Guide to Transylvania: The Land Beyond the Forest
* Werewolves: What Big Teeth You Have!
* Zombies: They. Are. Coming.
Maps:
* Vampires Around the World
* Transylvania
* Were-creatures of the World
* Zombies Around the World
* Additional in-text maps
"It's delightful!"
--Dr. Elizabeth Miller, internationally renowned Dracula scholar
