Go on a hunt for the facts, folklore, and fiction about zombies from the 1800s to popular culture. The evolution of the zombie is explored in depth and includes historic accounts as well as a peek into the current craze. From whispered stories in voodoo legends and experiments in reanimation performed in the 1800s to recent events that allude to the scary possibility that such creatures really exist, you are in for a wild ride. Take a look at George Romero's many contributions to the popularity of the living undead, with films such as Night of the Living Dead. Go inside with the incredibly popular AMC television series, The Walking Dead. Read interviews from people who are involved directly with zombie-mania, such as those who sell themed goods, ranging from bleeding mannequin zombie targets to Zombie Max ammunition. Visit with frenzied groups like the Zombie Squad featured on the History Channel or take a stroll in Zombie Walks taking place around the world. You can even learn to use makeup to become a zombie yourself! All in all, it's a good day to be undead.

Go behind the barbed wire and explore the many sanitariums or asylums that were intended to help the mentally ill but only contributed to their afflictions. Learn the history behind the infamous Riverside patient Mary Mallon, also known as "Typhoid Mary." Get spooked by the gothic and foreboding buildings at Danvers State Hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts, which became both the inspiration and the filming location for the movie Session 9, and Oregon State Hospital, where Jack Nicholson's famous One Flew Over the Coco's Nest was filmed. Today, these abandoned state institutions have been converted into other uses or remain in shambles, but the ghosts of their pasts linger. The author, also known by the pen name Corvis Nocturnum, explores these reputedly haunted asylums and others all the world over. Join him... if you dare.

Vampires are beings of myth: folkloric creatures who live off the blood of the living and have been recorded in nearly every culture around the world since the beginning of man. This work traces the evolution of the vampire, from its roots in ancient mythology to obscure folk tales and legends, leading up to when these foul beings transformed into the suave Byronic heroes that continue to influence the world s view of the vampire today. It also examines key individuals in history involved in reshaping our concept of the creature. Popular culture is explored, along with the development of the vampire into the protagonist in plays and poems and novels.

This expanded edition of the authors' original book adds much more into every time period on this misunderstood and enigmatic being. The she-demon from the Babylonian empire is far from an antiquated figure of myth and lore of days gone by. If anything, there has been a renewed interest in Lilith which has led modern artists and writers to embrace the archetype with still more fervor than in any time in the past. Like the phoenix which rises from the ashes of its former self, Lilith is reborn each time her character is reinterpreted and retold. This reshaping of the screeching demoness serves to reflect each generation's views of the feminine role in society, or in our day and age, how we redefine ourselves with one another. As we grow and change with Lilith survives the millennia, because she is truly the singular best archetype for the changing role of women.Learn Lilith's darkest secrets as the author unveils her origins and brings you forward in time to discover this misunderstood figures evolution.

This expanded deluxe hardcover adds to the best-selling Hail Thyself, Unlocking the Secrets of Control, Wealth, and Power. Learn all of this and more: perfect the thought process of how you see the world as self-control comes before controlling others, and building self-esteem We do judge a book by its cover, so included are tips on appearance, the use of scent and color psychology to manipulate those around you. This volume adds more exercises on developing confidence, positive attitude building, interview skills, how to recognize weaknesses to turn them into strengths. Also discussed is how to overcome failure, wealth building and how to keep it once your work pays off, from wealth to generosity. Many quotes and life lessons from successful people on money, power, and happiness from Will Smith, Gene Simmons, Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, Warren Buffett, Oprah, Winfrey, J.K. Rowling, Napoleon Hill, and Dale Carnegie that have relevance today.

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Bud Weiser is a graduate of International Business College, is an inspiring artist and previous author for the Dark Moon Press anthology, Braaaaaaaains: A Zombie Anthology and Dark of the Night II anthology of Shadows. He is working on a series of film noir/occult crimes detective story. The author collects art and comic books when not taking notes from true crime television shows.