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Product Description
These days we can-t pitch an undead lycanthrope but attack a Minion of Evil. They-re everywhere-TV, film, a basement-right behind you! It-s never been some-more critical to know what we can do to keep them during bay. Garlic? china bullets? holy water? torch-wielding mob?
From today-s inaugural experts on nightmares-come-to-life, this indispensible beam identifies and describes mankind-s enemies-supernatural beasts, ghosts, vampires, sequence killers, etc.-and unearths effective time-proven responses to any horrific threat.
- Separate fact from fiction, a lethal from a merely creepy.
- Learn when to mount your belligerent and when to run screaming for your life.
- Determine that monster-specific heroes to call and their odds of success.
- Consider your possess intensity as a Champion for Good, Conqueror of a Damned.
Whether we-re articulate ancient vampire hunters or modern-day FBI profilers, it-s good to know someone-s got your behind in a almighty onslaught between Good and Evil. And this book, with over fifty illustrations, as good as explanation from luminaries like filmmaker John Carpenter, author Peter Straub, and a mythological Stan Lee, provides all a information and soundness we need to nap soundly during night. Just not too soundly.
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #483209 in eBooks
- Published on: 2010-09-01
- Released on: 2010-09-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
- Number of items: 1
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Maberry (Marvel Zombies Return) and thriller author Bashman's closeup demeanour during a unavoidable dispute between good and immorality spans decades on decades of abounding beast history, commencement with a clarification of immorality itself. Illustrations and interviews with tip publishing, film, and comic attention names, such as Stan Lee, Jason Aaron, John Carpenter, supplement abyss and genius to a retaining and ominous work. Lists of tip villains and fear genre cinema offer as appendixes and combined party value. Encyclopedic section insets offer pieces and pieces of information and story on subjects trimming from a "Necronomicon" (the Lovecraftian "ancient and immorality book of sorcery") to ghosts and a clarification of fear: "In complicated debate a word ÿfear' refers to emotions; though in Old English ÿfaer' refers to a specific ÿperil or danger' and not a romantic reaction." With a display of a story of immorality by true history, significant tidbits, and cocktail culture, this book is a fear genre fan's best friend. No mill is left unturned in Maberry and Bashman's illusory and resourceful proceed to a world's oldest war. 8 pages of tone and 40 b&w images.
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6 of 6 people found a following examination helpful.
WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE: Vampire Hunters And Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil
By N. Milenkovic
WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE: Vampire Hunters And Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil is a form of anxiety beam for fear fans.
This book is full of engaging information about a paranormal, illusory as good as genuine life monsters, and folklore among other things. Artwork from several sources is enclosed via a book.
One section we enjoyed in sold was 'Legendary Heroes'. They plead several opposite heroes from a illusory ones, James Bond to Rocky Balboa to Indiana Jones, to genuine life heroes like Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks.
'We all adore a good hero-a champion who triumphs over obstacles, who perseveres when wish seems lost, and who manages, somehow, to emerge a improved chairman on a other finish of a struggle.'
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Another engaging section was 'Who You Gonna Call?' that centered on ghosts and hauntings. Famous haunts such as a Bell Witch and Lizzie Borden's residence are discussed as good as techniques and apparatus used on spook hunts.
There is a section clinging to wicked possession and exorcism and a opposite forms of rituals opposite cultures and religions use to get absolved of immorality spirits. Another section discusses weapons used to quarrel evil, such as amulets and charms. There are a few chapters clinging to opposite kinds of vampires and vampire story as good as famous mermaid slayers like Buffy and Van Helsing.
One section is about sequence killers and how they are immorality genuine life monsters. we was kind of reading this section with only one eye open given we was a bit nice about a topic. But a sequence torpedo emanate is one that is morbidly fascinating and we couldn't assistance though examination on. They do list opposite sequence killers and their crimes, and we was astounded to see some date behind to as early as a 1700's.
I could unequivocally go on and on, this book is full of information about a paranormal, villains, heroes and beast folklore.
WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE: Vampire Hunters And Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil comes finish with a list of 100 tip villains of all time. Who are a tip three? 1. Darth Vader 2. Hannibal Lecter 3. Norman Bates.
I'd suggest this book to fans of fear and things that go strike in a night.
6 of 6 people found a following examination helpful.
Indispensible
By Jamie Wasserman
This book is a humorous, informative, philosophical and mostly suspicion inspiring treatsy on mankind's many simple conflict-- good contra evil. On a way, it will take we everywhere from a hypothetical baddies like vampires, ghosts, zombies and demons to genuine life boogeymen like sequence killers, terrorists, and rapists-- personifications and embodiments of that struggle. Maberry and Bashman's essay character is so liquid and curt that you'll frequency notice a ideal volume of information contained in this volume. As a author who specializes in a hypothetical immorality side of this conflict, this book has valid useful in my possess investigate though we don't have to be a author to conclude it. This book is fun, dark, and one helluva ride. Absolutly value a cost of admission.
Jamie Wasserman, author of Blood and Sunlight: A Maryland Vampire Story
6 of 6 people found a following examination helpful.
Bridget's Review
By bridget3420
I'm dependant to all things paranormal. we only can't assistance myself. When we perceived an email from Janice seeking if we would like to examination her book, we was honored! I'm unequivocally blissful that we concluded since reading Wanted Undead or Alive done for a ideal afternoon. The interviews with some of today's hottest authors were extraordinary and a illustrations were magnificent. Overall, this is one of my favorite books ever. Go get a duplicate and afterwards tell me what we think.
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