Monsters of Our Own Making: The Peculiar Pleasures of Fear

by Marina Warner

Book Overview

Since the beginning of storytelling, monsters of all kinds have inhabited myths, legends, folklore, and oral traditions, and they continue to thrive amidst society's ever-increasing attraction to the thrill of experiencing fear. Today many of us seek out horror movies, read thrillers and Gothic novels, and visit haunted houses, in our endless pursuit of the macabre and exciting. In Monsters of Our Own Making: The Peculiar Pleasures of Fear, Marina...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813191742
• ISBN13: 9780813191744
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"