Monstrous Guides
Explore the Monstrous Guides list, featuring essential books and guides on vampires, monsters, and the supernatural—from Buffy the Vampire Slayer philosophy to The Vampire Encyclopedia.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy
by James B. South
This lively collection of essays links classical philosophy to the hit television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"--a show that explores the evil underlying everyday life, making it ripe for the kind of witty, penetrating philosophical analysis this book delivers.
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Seven Seasons of Buffy
by Glenn Yeffeth
This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfeld, cult-favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award-winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt-Evans's "Matchmaking in Hellmouth" and Sherrilyn Kenyon's "The Search for Spike's Balls." An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a source of further research for Buffy buffs, this book raises interesting questions concerning a much-loved program and future cult classic.
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The Vampire Encyclopedia
by Matthew Bunson
With over 2,000 entries in A-to-Z format,THE VAMPIRE ENCYCLOPEDIAis a one-stop reference for everything and anything to do with vampires, from books and films to the history of the vampire legend and ways to RESIST THESE IRRESISTIBLE CREATURES. The vampire is alive and flourishing in books, hit television shows, clubs, even comic books—there's no end in sight for the immortal ones!
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Reading the Vampire Slayer
by Roz Kaveney
A critical appreciation of Buffy and its spin-off series Angel, whose contributors look at the complex ways in which both shows have won the hearts and minds of an audience that has opened out from the teen to the hip.
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Slayer: The Next Generation: An unofficial and unauthorised guide to season six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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