The Science of Monsters
The Truth About Zombies, Witches, Werewolves, and Other Legendary Creatures

Many thanks to Skyhorse for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review I absolutely love horror movies and the monsters that are in them. At the same time, I have a very logical, science-craving brain so whenever I watch a horror movie, there's always a little part of me thinking wait, how do......more

A book that reads like Cliffnotes wrote a textbook about a textbook. Found myself frustrated that the authors covered certain ideas in ways that had me wanting more -- or disappointed in their approach. The interview sections was a neat idea, but it often included bits that were irrelevant to topics......more

It was a very good book and very informative. Unfortunately some of the science was much more elementary than I anticipated. But still a very good read.......more

Monsters, especially movie monsters, and science don’t seem like peas in a pod – one being fictitious and favoring the outlandish and the other insisting on firm roots in reality. Still, the supernatural creatures that enter folklore or mythology (and many movie monsters derive from these sources –......more

I really wanted to like this book. Unfortunately, most of the information in each chapter came off as either a movie review or an opinions blog. There wasn't really much science that went into the book, and I'm honestly just disappointed. Only about 3 chapters had a satisfactory amount of real scien......more