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Dark Side

Anita Ganeri

4 books in this series

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  Examines the origins of weird, fanciful and scary legends to explore how they have impact on modern culture and why it is we are addicted to the mysteries of the 'dark side' of life...
  

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  Discover how to recognise vampires, where ghosts live, how to protect yourself from witches and how to avoid werewolves and zombies.
  

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  Uses 3D computer-generated art to realistically conjure the dark and terrifying world inhabited by nightmares from legend and lore.
  

Sample Spread From Series

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  Ghosts and other Spectres

  Contents:
  

  • Introduction p4-5
  • PART 1: GHOSTS p6-21
  • Ghostly Features
  • Ghosts in Europe
  • Haunted Houses
  • Ghost Ships
  • Ghost Stories
  • Ghost Hunters
  • Ghostly Celebrations
  • PART 2: OTHER SPECTRES p24-29
  • Poltergeists
  • Messengers of Death
  • Glossary and Further reading p30-31
  • Index p32

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6778 6

  
  

  231x280mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £8.99 PB

  
  
   

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  Vampires and the Undead

  Contents:
  

  • Introduction p4-5
  • PART 1: VAMPIRES p6-21
  • Becoming a Vampire
  • Vampire Features
  • Vampire Lifestyle
  • Warding off a Vampire
  • Vampires in Europe
  • Count Dracula!
  • Vampires around the World
  • PART 2: THE UNDEAD p22-29
  • Zombies
  • Mummies
  • More of the Undead
  • Glossary & Further reading p30-31
  • Index p32

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6406 8

  
  

  235x283mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Werewolves and Shapeshifters

  Contents:
  

  • Introduction
  • PART 1: WEREWOLVES p6-17
  • Becoming a werewolf
  • Werewolf features
  • Warding off werewolves
  • Werewolves in Europe
  • Werewolves around the world
  • PART 2: OTHER SHAPESHIFTERS p18-29
  • Werecats
  • Skin-walkers and Berserkers
  • Swan maidens and Selkies
  • Shapeshifter Gods
  • Punished
  • Glossary and Further reading p30-31
  • Index p32

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6779 3

  
  

  231x280mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £8.99 PB

  
  
   

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  Witches and Warlocks

  Contents:
  

  • Introduction
  • Witches
  • Features of a Witch
  • Witches in Europe
  • Witches Around the World
  • Spells and Curses
  • Witch Hunts
  • Hags and Banshees
  • Modern-day Witches
  • Warlocks
  • Warlocks and Wizards
  • Sorcerers and Necromancers
  • Famous Warlocks
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6780 9

  
  

  230x280mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £8.99 PB