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Joshi  \nGreenwood Press  \nICONS OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL  \nICONS OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL  \nAn Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares  \nVOLUME 1  \nEdited by S. T. Joshi  \nGreenwood Icons  \nGREENWOOD PRESS  \nWestport, Connecticut 􀀁 London  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nIcons of horror and the supernatural : an encyclopedia of our worst nightmares / edited by  \nS.T. Joshi.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(Greenwood icons)  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 0-313-33780-2 (set : alk. paper)—ISBN 0-313-33781-0 (vol 1 : alk. paper)—  \nISBN 0-313-33782-9 (vol 2 : alk. paper)  \n1. Horror tales—History and criticism. 2. Supernatural in literature. 3. Horror films—History and criticism. 4. Supernatural in motion pictures. I. Joshi, S. T., 1958-  \nPN56.H6I26 2007  \n809'.9164—dc22 2006031212  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.  \nCopyright \\# 2007 by S. T. Joshi  \nAll rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher.  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2006031212  \nISBN: 0-313-33780-2 (set)  \n0-313-33781-0 (vol. 1)  \n0-313-33782-9 (vol. 2) First published in 2007  \nGreenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.  \n[www.greenwood.com](www.greenwood.com)  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nThe paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984) .  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nContents  \nList of Photos vii  \nPreface ix  \nVolume 1  \nThe Alien, Donald R. Burleson 1  \nThe Angel and the Demon, Matt Cardin 31  \nThe Cosmic Horror, Brian Stableford 65  \nThe Cthulhu Mythos, S. T. Joshi 97  \nThe Curse, Alan Warren 129  \nThe Devil, Darrell Schweitzer 161  \nThe Doppelgnger, Tony Fonseca 187  \nThe Ghost, Melissa Mia Hall 215  \nThe Ghoul, Scott Connors 243  \nThe Haunted House, Steven J. Mariconda 267  \nThe Immortal, Brian Stableford 307  \nThe Monster, Richard Bleiler 341  \nThe Mummy, Paula Guran 375  \nVolume 2  \nThe Psychic, Tony Fonseca 409  \nThe Sea Creature, Mike Ashley 441  \nvi Contents  \nThe Serial Killer, Hank Wagner 473  \nThe Siren, Melissa Mia Hall 507  \nThe Small-Town Horror, John Langan 537  \nThe Sorcerer, K. A. Laity 565  \nThe Urban Horror, Rob Latham 591  \nThe Vampire, Margaret L. Carter 619  \nThe Werewolf, Stefan Dziemianowicz 653  \nThe Witch, Bernadette Lynn Bosky 689  \nThe Zombie, June Pulliam 723  \nGeneral Bibliography 755  \nNotes on Contributors 761  \nIndex 767  \nList of Photos  \nThe Alien (page 1) is present in this still from Ron Haskin’s 1953 film The War of the Worlds \\# Paramount/The Kobol Collection. Courtesy of Picturedesk.  \nA still from William Freidkin’s 1973 film The Exorcist turns us to The Angel and the Demon (page 31) . Courtesy of Photofest.  \nThe Cosmic Horror (page 65) is made vivid with this still from the 1993 film Necronomicon. \\# Hadida/Davis Film/Yuzna Prods/The Kobol Collection. Courtesy of Picturedesk.  \nFor the Cthulhu Mythos (page 97), what better than a reproduction of this June 1936 cover of Astounding Stories, illustrating H. P. Lovecraft’s‘‘The Shadow out of Time’’ and Peaslee’s encounter with the Great Race.  \n\\# Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy.  \nThe Curse (page 129) is evoked by this poster for Jacques Tourneur’s 1957 film Curse of the Demon. Courtesy of Photofest.  \nThe Devil (page 161), is revealed with serial killer Gilles de Rais. Accused of evoking the Devil by sacrificing children, for this and other wickedness he was condemned to death. \\# Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy.  \nFrederic March (as Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) in Rouben Mamoulian’s 1932 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde portrays The Doppelgnger (page 187) . \\# Paramount Pictures/Photofest.  \nA drawing of Florence Cook conjures T","cbCaiaNlI1ZCck1y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaNlI1ZCck1y","pdf",4541603,809,"English","# Contents\n## Volume 1\n## Volume 2\n## General Bibliography\n## Notes on Contributors\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"Who edited the encyclopedia Icons of Horror and the Supernatural?\",\"answer\":\"S. T. Joshi edited Icons of Horror and the Supernatural.\"}]","Icons of Horror and the Supernatural - Volume 1 - An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares | PDF",1791324380,1246]