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Monsters : Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and All Manner of Imaginary Terrors /

Like so many other eternal adolescents, I am fascinated by imaginary monsters- especially the luscious ghouls and extraterrestrials in sci-fi literature and Hollywood films. They always inspired both dread and attraction in me, or perhaps empathy is a better word. So, given this morbid interest, the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilmore, David D., 1943-
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Like so many other eternal adolescents, I am fascinated by imaginary monsters- especially the luscious ghouls and extraterrestrials in sci-fi literature and Hollywood films. They always inspired both dread and attraction in me, or perhaps empathy is a better word. So, given this morbid interest, the present book may represent a coming to grips with a juvenile obsession that has endured well into middle age. The appeal of monsters reaches a peak in childhood, when all prudent boys and girls check under their beds at night for demons, but it lingers well into adulthood. In those who are seriously weird-a category I admit belonging to-it evolves into a luxurious repertory of fantasies, anxieties, and phobias.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages): ill., digital file.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-204) and index.
ISBN:9780812203226
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.