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A monster miscellany

by Paul Lester

The pieces in this booklet are edited extracts from a larger work the author has written dealings with 'monsters' in general. It includes essays on the development and meaning of 'Incubus and Succubus', on Heinrich Hoffman's terror figure for children 'Scizzor Man' and the various cultural manifestations of the Egyptian-sourced monster known as 'The Mummy'.