Strange and Terrible Things
A Guide to Creatures That Haunt Our Dreams
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A Romanian Strigoi rising from its grave. The Boogeyman's claws scraping beneath the bed. A Banshee's wail echoing through Ireland. The glowing eyes of the Mothman staring from a West Virginia tree line. Krampus arriving to punish naughty children in the Yuletide season.
In Strange and Terrible Things: A Guide to Creatures that Haunt Our Dreams, author and artist Devin Forst takes you on a global tour of nightmares. Packed with eerie folklore, monstrous myths, and creepy tales from every corner of the world, this thoroughly-researched guide uncovers nearly 80 sinister beings that live in the heart of humanity's oldest fears.
Perfect for fans of horror and role-playing games, this illustration-heavy older middle-grade book explores the stories we tell about monsters-and what those stories say about us. Creatures include those from classical mythology and contemporary folklore, and from diverse cultural traditions, including African, Aztec, British, Chinese, Egyptian, Filipino, Greek, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Mesopotamian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Nordic, Native American and North American, Slavic, and South American.
Chapters include:
Heinous Hags
Unnatural Undead
Sinister Spirits
Horrifying Humanoids
Creepy Cryptids
Menacing Monsters
Fiendish Faeries
Dark Divinities
Open the book if you dare. But beware . . . sometimes the creatures are known to bite.
Praise for Strange and Terrible Things
Art and narrative combine with unusually broad scope to guarantee many a sleepless night.
Kirkus Review
Darkly enchanting...Short, spine-tingling vignettes offer an ominous undertone in harmony with the informational paragraphs in each profile-perfect for nighttime ghost stories...Kids who love scary stuff will be thrilled and chilled by the wide variety of ghoulish beings here.
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Devin Forst grew up running through the woods in search of strange and terrible things, reading creepy fairy tales, and watching all sorts of fantastical films, which he still does to this day. He is the creator of Witches Through History: Grimoire & Oracle Deck and corresponding calendars. Devin attended the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, and currently lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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