Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead (Lecouteux Claude)(Paperback)

Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead (Lecouteux Claude)(Paperback)

An exploration of the many forms of the ancient myth of the Wild Hunt and its influence in pagan and early Christian Europe - Recounts the myriad variations of this legend, from the Cursed Huntsman and King Herla to phantom armies and vast processions of sinners and demons - Explains how this

Demons and Spirits of the Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices (Lecouteux Claude)(Paperback)

An exploration of the wild spirits that once roamed the lands and inhabited the waters and the pagan rites used to gain their good will - Explores medieval stories and folk traditions of brownies, fairies, giants, dragons, will-o'-the-wisps, and demons - Explains the specific rites performed to

Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages (Lecouteux Claude)(Paperback)

Reveals the true nature of medieval belief in the Double of the Soul - Demonstrates the survival of a pagan belief that each individual owns three souls, including a double that can journey outside the physical body - Explains the nature of death and the Other World hidden beneath the monsters and

Vampires: The Occult Truth (Konstantinos)(Paperback)

Discover the strange world of the undead and the proof that creatures of the night exist. The facts about vampires are stranger than anything you may have read, heard, or imagined before. Vampires rips away the myth and exposes the habits and lifestyles of these beings. The author reveals the

The Hidden History of Elves and Dwarfs: Avatars of Invisible Realms (Lecouteux Claude)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive examination of the intertwined mythology, folklore, and literary history of the little

The Secret History of Vampires: Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes (Lecouteux Claude)(Paperback)

A look at the forgotten ancestors of the modern-day vampire, many of which have very different characteristics - Looks at the many ancestoral forms of the modern vampire, including shroud eaters, appesarts, and stafi - Presents evidence for the reality of this phenomenon from pre-19th-century

The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices (Lecouteux Claude)(Paperback)

Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants - Shares many tales of house spirits, from cajoling the local land spirit into becoming one's house spirit to the good and bad luck bestowed by mischievous house elves -

Dictionary of Gypsy Mythology: Charms, Rites, and Magical Traditions of the Roma (Lecouteux Claude)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive A-to-Z reconstruction of the oral tradition of the Rom--gypsies--based on sources never before available in English - Presents the origin myths and magical traditions of the gypsies, including their legendary ties to Egypt, animal ancestors, and tree spirits - Examines the three

I Am Stone: The Gothic Weird Tales of R. Murray Gilchrist (Gilchrist R. Murray)(Paperback)

Through vampiric trysts, heady visions of ghostly processions, and metaphorical tales of murdering one's own psyche, the portrait of a truly unique writer of the strange tale emerges. R. Murray Gilchrist was lauded for his imagination and florid, illustrative style during the fin-de-siecle period,

Travels to the Otherworld and Other Fantastic Realms: Medieval Journeys Into the Beyond (Lecouteux Claude)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of tales from the Middle Ages that reveal voyages to Heaven and Hell, the realm of the Faery, mystical lands, and encounters with mythic beasts - Shares travelers' accounts of voyages into the afterlife, alarming creatures of unparalleled strangeness, encounters with doppelgangers and

Coming of the Wolf - The Wild Hunt series prequel (Chadwick Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

The Coming of the Wolf is the long-awaited prequel to Elizabeth Chadwick's bestselling and beloved first novel The Wild

Torch Against the Night (Tahir Sabaa)(Paperback / softback)

After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt Elias and Laia as they flee the city of Serra. Laia and Elias are determined to break into the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison to save Laia's brother, even if for Elias it means giving up his last chance at freedom. They will

Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic (Lecouteux Claude)(Pevná vazba)

A thorough reference to the many deities, magical beings, mythical places, and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe - Explores the legends and origins of well-known gods and figures such as Odin, Thor, Krampus, and the Valkyries, as well as a broad range of magical beings

Armies of the Night - History as a Novel / The Novel as History (Mailer Norman)(Paperback / softback)

Night Hunt, 3 (Quinn Jordan)(Paperback)

In the third installment of the exciting Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly graphic novel series, Ruskin and his friends compete in the legendary Night Hunt. Ruskin is excited to visit Crestwood to witness a very special event, the Night Hunt, and to root for his new best friends Cinder and Groth as they

Allied Armies in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1945 (Forty Simon)(Paperback)

Photographic history of the Allied armies of the Italian campaign.The Italian campaign was one of the most debated of the Second World War, splitting the American and British allies, and causing great disharmony. After the fall of Rome and the surrender of Italy, the invasion of Normandy led to the

Songs of the Earth - The Wild Hunt Book One (Cooper Elspeth)(Paperback / softback)

This is the best debut fantasy novel since THE NAME OF THE

A History of the Undead: Mummies, Vampires and Zombies (Booth Charlotte)(Paperback)

Are you a fan of the undead? Watch lots of Mummy, zombie, and vampire movies and TV shows? Have you ever wondered if they could be 'real'?This book, A History of the Undead, unravels the truth behind these popular reanimated corpses.Starting with the common representations in Western Media through

Prince Of Mist (Zafon Carlos Ruiz)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, the haunting story of a ghostly ship and an age-old

Myth and Meaning (Lvi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback)

The anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. His work has had a profound impact not only within anthropology but also linguistics, sociology and philosophy. In this short book he examines the nature and role of myth in human history,

Goblin Slayer, Vol. 8 (Manga) (Kagyu Kumo)(Paperback)

On the night of the Harvest Festival, armies of goblins creep toward the city from all directions, held back only by Goblin Slayer's ruthless traps and reliable party members. Yet everything the adventurers are fighting to protect is threatened with destruction when the goblins' leader finally

The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt: Master Painter of the Naval World of Nelson and Patrick O'Brian (Hunt Geoff)(Paperback)

Geoff Hunt is known to millions of readers across the world as the artist responsible for the covers of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels, and more recently for those of Julian Stockwin's Thomas Kydd books. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading marine artists of his generation

Armies of the Great Northern War 1700-1720 (Esposito Gabriele)(Paperback)

This detailed study explains and illustrates the Russian, Scandinavian, Polish, and German armies of the crucial series of wars that saw Russia's arrival as a great military power in Northern Europe, displacing Sweden's 60-year hegemony. The Great Northern War was a long series of campaigns in

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead (Melton J. Gordon)(Paperback)

The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world