Fans of classic horror films and gothic tales will want to add The Zombie Handbook to their personal library. Combining dramatic narrative with spooky color illustrations, author Robert Curran explains the difference between the zombies of Caribbean folklore and the sinister walking dead mummies from ancient Egypt who are said to rise from their tombs and seek revenge when their burial sites are plundered. Zombies also appear in ancient Celtic folklore, and this book tells of a magical cauldron forged from the helmet of a fallen Welsh god. In ancient Britain it was said that a dead body placed in that cauldron would rise again as a living person. For readers who believe that zombies really do walk the earth at night, here are tips on ways to identify a zombie and survive his attack. Here too are reports that claim to tell of true-life encounters between living men and zombies. This entertaining book combines thrills and chills with touches of macabre humor to offer hours of rea
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DO ZOMBIES EAT BRAINS?
CAN THEY TAKE OVER THE WORLD?
CAN YOU AVOID BECOMING ONE?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE LIVING DEAD? HERE'S A PERFECT POCKET REFERENCE FOR ANYONE WHO
MIGHT NEED TO SPOT AND OUTWIT ZOMBIES, MUMMIES, GOLEMS, AND OTHER REANIMATED NIGHTWALKERS.
THE ZOMBIE HANDBOOK EXPLAINS HOW TO IDENTIFY A ZOMBIE, SURVIVE AN ATTACK, AND ULTIMATELY, DEFEAT THE UNDEAD HORDES.
PACKED WITH SOUND PRACTICAL ADVICE, TRUE-LIFE ENCOUNTERS, AND A WORLD HISTORY OF THESE DROOLING BRAIN MUNCHERS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS A MUST FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT THE UNDEAD!
Robert Curran is currently a teacher and writer who has a doctorate in educational psychology. He is also an advisor to governmental agencies in the U.K. However, he previously held a variety of more unusual jobs, including comic strip writer and gravedigger. His previous books, available from Barron's, include Biblio Vampiro and The Werewolf Handbook. He lives in Northern Ireland with his wife and children.
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