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A Haunted Mind: Inside the Dark, Twisted World of H.P. Lovecraft (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781601632197

Release Date: 22 August 2012
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Format:Paperback Pages:288

USD $18.23

Bloody Irish: Great Irish Vampire Stories (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781903582190

This book discusses the ancient Celtic beliefs about death and how these were assimilated by Christianity: the importance which the ancient Celts and early Christians placed on blood; and how the Christian Church transmuted the vampire from an ancestor's ghost to a malevolent demon. Stories of spooky...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:176

USD $19.69

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Celtic Lore & Legend - Meet the Gods, Heroes, Kings, Fairies, Monsters, and Ghosts of Yore (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781442957145

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Format:Paperback / softback Pages:388

USD $38.04

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Complete Guide to Celtic Mythology (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9780862817459

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USD $55.56

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Dark Spirit (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9780304356225

By the same successful author and artist team of THE CREATURES OF CELTIC MYTH Contains gripping tales of Celtic malfeasance as depicted in real characters and events from the middle ages to recent decades. Illustrated by the unique and talented work of Andrew Whitson Coverage comprises stories and characters from Wales...more details
Format:Hardback Pages:256

USD $53.66

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNDEAD (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781564148414

A complete book of monsters from all over the world. From earliest times, tales of the restless dead and their fellow travellers have terrified mankind. Whether around a remote campfire or in the middle of a bustling city...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:311

USD $22.39

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LOST LANDS FORGOTTEN REALMS (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781564149589

There are places that turn up in literature or in film mystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. We nod knowingly at the reference...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:271

USD $18.49

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Man-Made Monsters: A Field Guide to Golems, Patchwork Solders, Homunculi, and Other Created Creatures (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781601631367

Life exists all around us, in forms that we can readily and easily identify. But what if there were, lurking in the shadows, other forms of life that are not so familiar...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:185

USD $17.51

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Mysterious Celtic America: Ancient Enigmas in the New World (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781589807433

Many American legends have Celtic origins. Each chapter in this fascinating book presents a Celtic myth and a similar American one. Celtic immigrants brought these legends to all regions of the U...more details
Format:Hardcover Pages:296

USD $26.83

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The Creatures of Celtic Myth (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9780304358984

To learn of the historical and cultural origins of the wide range of strange beings who feature in all strands of Celtic myth and legend To further read tales retold in modern style by a master storyteller and folklorist To see the truly dramatic...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:192

USD $34.15

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The Truth about the Leprechaun (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9780863278006

From the origins of this hero of Irish lore -- fallen angel, diminished god or son of other fairies -- to his habits, occupations and characteristics...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:160

USD $14.53

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The Wolfhound Guide to the Shamrock (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9780863277269

No other plant is intertwined with both the history and folklore of Ireland as the shamrock. In this fascinating book, author Bob Curran explores the traditions of the shamrock...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:104

USD $9.31

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The World's Creepiest Places (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781601631909

There are some places in the world where humans quite simply should not go. Not just haunted places, but sites where ancient forces still hold sway. We can recognize such locations by the responses they evoke within us-that feeling we call 'the creeps.' But just where are these places...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:203

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VAMPIRES (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781564148070

Vampire!" The very word conjures up visions of ruined castles, of enigmatic, paleskinned noblemen shrouded in dark cloaks, of slumbering beauties being bloodily ravished by supernatural...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:222

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Walking With the Green Man (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781564149312

Almost since the dawn of time, the image of the Green Man - the carven enigmatic head surrounded by leaves and foliage - has both intrigued and mystified viewers and folklorists alike. Appearing in churches...more details
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ZOMBIES (Book)

Bob Curran

ISBN:9781601630223

In the myths, legends, and folklore of many peoples, the returning, physical dead play a significant role, whether they are the zombies of Haiti or the draugr of Scandinavia. But what are the origins of an actual bodily return from the grave? Does it come from something deep within our psyche...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:220

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CELTIC LORE & LEGEND (Book)

Bob Curran Dr

ISBN:9781564147868

CELTIC LORE AND LEGEND is both an examination and celebration of that tradition. It is one of the first attempts to trace the development of these stories from their earliest mythical roots...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:288

USD $21.41

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Dark Fairies (Book)

Dr Bob Curran

ISBN:9781601631107

We all know about fairies-- theyare usually helpful, ethereal creatures in childrenas stories and Walt Disney films, flitting about doing good...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:191

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Encyclopedia of the Undead: A Field Guide to Creatures That Cannot Rest in Peace (Easyread Large Edition)

Dr Bob Curran

ISBN:9781442958708

WHAT LURKS OUT THERE IN THE FOG? WHAT WAS THAT EERIE SOUND IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT? WHAT FLITTED BY AT THE END OF THE STREET, JUST BEYOND THE FARTHEST LAMP? ....From earliest times...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:552

USD $41.94

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Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms: Sunken Continents, Vanished Cities, and the Kingdoms That History Misplaced (Easyread Large Edition)

Dr Bob Curran

ISBN:9781442967588

DISCOVER THE SECRET PLACES THAT TIME FORGOT. There are places that turn up in literature or in film - mystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:456

USD $38.04

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Werewolves: A Field Guide to Shapeshifters, Lycanthropes, and Man-Beasts (Book)

Dr Bob Curran

ISBN:9781601630896

Most of us are familiar with the idea of a werewolfthat someone can change, either deliberately or unwillingly, into a ravenous creaturebut is there some justification for such a belief? And if so...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:224

USD $29.26

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Banshees, Beasts and Brides from the Sea: Irish Tales of the Supernatural (Book)

CURRAN BOB

ISBN:9780862815530

These traditional stories and supernatural tales are associated with certain locations and have been used to explain local events. A completely new and original collection...more details
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