Monsters and Monstrosity from the Fin de Siecle to the Millennium

Zombies, vampires and ghosts feature prominently in nearly all forms of entertainment in the 21st century, including popular fiction, film, comics, television and computer games. But these creatures have been vital to the entertainment industry since the best-seller books of a century and half ago. Monsters don''t just invade popular culture, they help sell popular culture.

This collection of...