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001 2013022148
003 DLC
005 20141127080400.0
008 130710s2013 cau 000 0 eng
010 $a 2013022148
020 $a9781578635474 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGR830.W4$bV46 2013
082 00 $a398.24/54$223
084 $aOCC023000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aVentura, Varla,$d1958-
245 10 $aBanshees, werewolves, vampires, and other creatures of the night :$bfacts, fictions, and first-hand accounts /$cVarla Ventura.
264 1 $aSan Francisco, CA :$bWeiser Books,$c2013
300 $axiii, 238 pages ;$c18 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The lusty vampire, the sympathetic werewolf, the tragic banshee are just a few of the dark and frightening creatures you'll discover in Banshees, Werewolves, Vampires, and Other Creatures of the Night. Huffington Post Weird News columnist and author Varla Ventura takes readers on a wild ride through the shadowy hills of rural Ireland, the dark German forests, and along abandoned farms and country roads across the world to discover some of the most frightening and freak-tacular tales, tidbits, and encounters with all those beasties that go bump in the night.Along with classic pieces from Bram Stoker, Elliot O'Donnell, Sabine Baring-Gould, William Butler Yeats and many others, Ventura includes: Famous vampires you may not know The identity of the author of the first English vampire novel (and his relationship to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) Excerpts from the first psychic vampire novel ever written Stories of 19th century werewolf hunters Why banshees are the most feared of supernatural creatures "--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aWerewolves.
650 0 $aVampires.
650 0 $aBanshees.
650 7 $aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Supernatural.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers/1347/2783603/image/lgcover.9781578635474.jpg