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From vampires and demons to ghosts and zombies, interest in monsters in literature, film, and popular culture has never been stronger. This concise Encyclopedia provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative A-Z of monsters throughout the ages. It is the first major reference book on monsters for the scholarly market. Over 200 entries written by experts in the field are accompanied by an overview introduction by the editor. Generic entries such as 'ghost' and 'vampire' are cross-listed with important specific manifestations of that monster. In addition to monsters appearing in English-language literature and film, the Encyclopedia also includes significant monsters in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, African and Middle Eastern traditions. Alphabetically organized, the entries each feature suggestions for further reading. The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters is an invaluable resource for all students and scholars and an essential addition to library reference shelves.
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The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters For William, the most wonderful monster of all The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters JEFFREY ANDREW WEINSTOCK Central Michigan University, USA © Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the editor of this work. Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited Wey Court East Union Road Farnham Surrey, GU9 7PT England Ashgate Publishing Company 110 Cherry Street Suite 3-1 Burlington VT, 05401-3818 USA www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew. The Ashgate encyclopedia of literary and cinematic monsters / by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4094-2562-5 (hardback) – ISBN 978-1-4094-2563-2 (ebook) – ISBN 978-1-4724-0060-4 (epub) 1. Monsters in literature–Encyclopedias. 2. Monsters in motion pictures–Encyclopedias. I. Title. PN56.M55W45 2013 809'933703–dc23 2012047426 ISBN 9781409425625 (hbk) ISBN 9781409425632 (ebk – PDF) ISBN 9781472400604 (ebk – ePUB) V Printed in the United Kingdom by Henry Ling Limited at the Dorset Press, Dorchester, DT1 1HD Contents Acknowledgments vii List of Illustrations ix List of Entries xi Introduction 1 A–Z: The Monsters 9 Acknowledgments vii List of Illustrations ix List of Entries xi Introduction 1 A–Z: The Monsters 9 This page has been left blank intentionally Acknowledgments This monstrous project could not have been completed without the help and support of many people. I would like to thank Anthony Magistrale for having suggested me to Ashgate as editor, and the team at Ashgate, especially Dymphna Evans, for all their work in assembling the text. Maria Kioussis served ably as editorial assistant and Timothy Hutchings helped coordinate the wonderful original illustrations. The list of inclusions was developed with suggestions from the participants on the listserv for the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts—a discussion list that has often been a valuable source of information for me. In addition, the subject area experts were particularly important in making