Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters

Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters - Matt Kaplan I originally thought I would give this book 3 stars, but it got better as it went on. I think the author stretches a bit in his attempts to find a real world source for every aspect of every "monster," but he does a good job in looking at the fears that inspire them and also tracing them to their modern incarnations.