DK A History of Horror, Fear, & the Uncanny Hardcover Book

Take a step if you dare into the shadows, and discover the bloodcurdling history of horror across the world in this gruesomely illustrated title. A History of Horror, Fear and the Uncanny explores the dark and eerie landscapes of horror down the centuries from prehistoric death rituals to modern interpretations in art, literature, and film. In this petrifying book, you will findA complete global history of the subject from Gilgamesh, the Underworld, and horror in fairytales to Gothic horror and "creepypasta" talesMore than 350 stunning fullcolour images combined with engaging and accessible textProfiles of infamous supernatural creatures from ghosts and demons to banshees and changelings, and from Grendel to Baba Yaga and the Morrigan to the GolemProfiles of the scariest books and films of all time from novels by Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Stephen King to movies like The Exorcist, The Shining, and Alien...in a stunning, giftable package with a specially commissioned cover artwork and gorily printed page edges. Discover how our experience and understanding of fear and terror have evolved through the ages, beginning with the ancient visions of a hellish Underworld. Encounter terrifying figures like Medusa and the Babylonian demon Pazuzu. And tread carefully through the medieval world, where a fear of the unknown stoked apocalyptic terror around the Black Death and gave rise to the danse macabre and the demonology of the Malleus Maleficarum. Delve into the folklore... | DK A History of Horror, Fear, & the Uncanny Hardcover Book