From werewolves to King Kong, from Frankenstein's monster to Moby Dick, there are some monsters that children and adults love to be scared by. Monsters and Villains of the Movies and Literature collects 40 of these characters, both from classical literature, with figures such as snake-headed Medusa from Greek mythology and the Ziz bird from the Book of Psalms, to Shakespeare's Caliban and witches from Macbeth, to recent fantasy literature, such as John Wyndham's triffids and H.G. Wells' Morlocks. Examples are also drawn from right across the globe, with contributions from Norse, Malaysian and Creole mythology. Illustrated throughout with outstanding new full-colour annotated artworks, easy-to-follow accounts of the characters' stories and factfile boxes, this book will appeal to any child interested in tales, monsters and movies.

 

This book is part of a book series called Legendary And Scary .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Amber Books Ltd .

Gerrie McCall is a graduate from the University of Houston and now works as a freelance writer living in Austin, Texas. Her books include Monsters & Villains of the Movies & Literature.