Creatures of the Night - In Search of Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves and Demons

Informationen zum Autor Gregory L Reece is an independent Alabama-based writer and scholar with special interests in new religious movements and cult beliefs. His previous books include Elvis Religion: The Cult of the King (2006)! UFO Religion: Inside Flying Saucer Cults and Cultures (2007) and Weird Science and Bizarre Beliefs (2008)! all published by I.B.Tauris. Klappentext An entertaining personal investigation into the mysterious world of the paranormal! with startling tales of the author's encounters with real-life vampires and supernatural phenomena. Why is our culture obsessed by the eerie and the macabre? Why, despite its horrors, does the 'dark side' of the supernatural - its seances and ghost-hunting, demonic possession and the occult - call to us with such dangerous allure? This title offers an exploration of a secret and secretive subculture. Zusammenfassung Why is our culture obsessed by the eerie and the macabre? Why, despite its horrors, does the 'dark side' of the supernatural - its seances and ghost-hunting, demonic possession and the occult - call to us with such dangerous allure? This title offers an exploration of a secret and secretive subculture.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory L Reece, Gregory L. Reece, Gregory L. (Independent Scholar Reece, Reece Gregory L.
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2012
• EAN: 9781848853850
• ISBN: 978-1-84885-385-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 214 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena, Monsters & Legendary Beings