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Monstrous Creatures

Monstrous Creatures

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by Aaron Mahnke
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A fascinating, beautifully illustrated guide to the monsters that are part of our collective psyche, featuring stories from the Lore podcast—now a streaming television series—including “They Made a Tonic,” “Passed Notes,” and “Unboxed,” as well as rare material.
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 beautifully 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. Aaron Mahnke invites us to the desolate Pine Barrens of New Jersey, where the notorious winged, red-eyed Jersey Devil dwells. He delves into harrowing accounts of cannibalism—some officially documented, others the stuff of speculation . . . perhaps. He visits the dimly lit rooms where séances take place, the European villages where gremlins make mischief, even Key West, Florida, home of a haunted doll named Robert.
In a world of “emotional vampires” and “zombie malls,” the monsters of folklore have become both a part of our language and a part of our collective psyche. Whether these beasts and bogeymen are real or just a reflection of our primal fears, we know, on some level, that not every mystery has been explained and that the unknown still holds the power to strike fear deep in our hearts and souls. As Aaron Mahnke reminds us, sometimes the truth is even scarier than the lore.
The World of Lore series includes:
MONSTROUS CREATURES • WICKED MORTALS • DREADFUL PLACES

  • Creators

  • Series

    The World of Lore

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 10, 2017

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781524797973
      • File size: 17684 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781524797973
      • File size: 17686 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 6, 2017
      Mahnke (Grave Suspicion) offers an entertaining miscellanea of spooky folklore based on his popular podcast, Lore. This first of a projected trilogy concentrates on tales of monsters from prehistory up through the present. It examines the origin stories of well-known denizens of the night, including accounts of Mothman, the Jersey Devil, and Spring-Heeled Jack, as well as obscure creatures, such as Robert, a frightening animated doll from Key West, and the Beast of Bray Road from rural Wisconsin. The book generally sticks to examples from Europe and North America, but even so, there are some surprising omissions: Bigfoot and Loch Ness Monster are oddly absent. At one point, Mahnke wonders whether “centuries of firsthand accounts serve as proof” or “highlight our incredible, cross-cultural, nearly genetic predisposition to gullibility.” Readers who enjoy folklore will appreciate Mahnke’s enthusiasm for the material.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

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