The Book of the Bizarre: Freaky Facts & Strange Stories - Couverture souple

Ventura, Varla

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1578634377 ISBN 13 : 9781578634378

Editeur : Red Wheel/Weiser, 2008

Synopsis

Did you know duck dander is hallucinogenic? Or that Katherine Hepburn had a phobia of dirty hair? Have you ever wondered about the Magickal Skull of Doom or contemplated the mysterious Transylvanian Tablets? "The Book of the Bizarre" is a veritable treasure trove of startling and stranger-than-fiction trivia that spans history, continents, even worlds. Never before have so many truly frightful facts been gathered together in one place. Teeming with the strange, the shocking, and the downright fantastic, "The Book of the Bizarre's" thirteen chapters include: Something Wicked - Mysterious Objects and Haunted Homes, Tender Murderers and Malevolent Males - Killingly Good Tales of Terror, and Morbid Writers and Tortured Artists - From Edgar Allan Poe to Vincent Van Gogh. Terrifying topics range from Corpses on Campus to Strange Rock and Roll Stories to Medical Maladies, Conspiracy Theories, Superstitions, Hexes, and even UFOs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Varla Ventura is the author of Varla Ventura's Paranormal Parlor: Ghosts, Seances and Tales of True Hauntings, as well as Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild & Wicked Enchanted Realm, along with several other books on spooky ooky stuff. She can often be found lurking about the deep dark woods, lakes, streams and parlors on the hunt for beastly things and hidden history. Visit her online at www.varlaventura.net

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Red Wheel/Weiser
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1578634377
• ISBN 13: 9781578634378
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible