The Science Behind Zombies Mummies And Frankenstein S Monster

Author : Joy Lin
Publisher : Wayland
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526313332

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Monster Science: the Science Behind Zombies, Mummies and Frankenstein S Monster by Joy Lin Pdf

The myth-busting Monster Science series explores the science behind the hottest monsters in pop culture.Could electricity really bring Frankenstein's creature to life? Could a zombie even move about without living flesh on its bones? What methods through time have been used to mummify people? Discover whether the scariest monsters could exist when you apply the hard facts of science.Science principles come to life through quirky and humorous explanations paired with illustrations that strike a balance between the right amount of gory and funny.Author Joy Lin, named one of the most inspirational science teachers by TED Ed, has a featured series on their website. She is also a screenwriter, comedian and presents superpower science theories at various Comic Cons and is author of the series Superpower Science.

Author : Joy Lin
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 153829432X

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The Science Behind Zombies, Mummies, and Frankenstein's Monster by Joy Lin Pdf

Scary stories about zombies searching for brains, humans brought back to life as a monster, and ancient tombs hiding cloth wrapped bodies are the perfect tales to tell around a campfire. But could there be some facts to these haunting stories? Through this exploration of classic myths, young readers discover where these legends first came from. Then, through illustrations of these monsters and science facts related to them, readers will learn what it would look like if these legends were real.

Author : Meg Hafdahl,Kelly Florence
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781510747180

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The Science of Monsters by Meg Hafdahl,Kelly Florence Pdf

A must-have for any fan of horror and fantasy movies—Night of the Living Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining (Stephen King), and so many more! If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying creatures could be real, let Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, the women behind the Horror Rewind podcast called “the best horror film podcast out there” by Film Daddy, take you to the world where horror and science meet. How would a zombie really decompose in Night of the Living Dead? Are there instances of shape shifting in nature like in The Wolf Man? What is the science behind the night terrors that inspired the creation of Freddy Krueger? Is there scientific data supporting ghost detection like the tools used in Poltergeist? What is the psychological drive that compels cannibals like Hannibal Lecter? How does modern medicine and therapy differ from what would have been offered to Norman Bates in 1960? How are subliminal messages related to propaganda or brainwashing like in The Ring? What would the scientific explanation be for witches possessing people like in Carrie? Was The Blair Witch Project based on any real or imagined creature that came before?” And so much more! Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence revisit the films from their childhood to discover the science behind the fear. Join Kelly and Meg as they unravel the medical mysteries and scientific marvels that inspired the creation of famous monsters like Nosferatu, Norman Bates, Dracula, Frankenstein, and many more. An approachable and frightfully fun examination of what goes bump in the night, The Science of Monsters will thrill every horror fan.

Author : Terry Rowan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365462108

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Hollywood Monsters & Creepy Things by Terry Rowan Pdf

Author : Katie Marsico
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512438307

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Undead Monsters by Katie Marsico Pdf

For centuries vampires have been known for sleeping in coffins and using their fangs to drink the blood of their victims. Ancient mummies were said to be cursed to come after the living. The earliest zombies rose from the dead because of curses or evil magic, but more recently are known for coming back to feed on human brains. These undead monsters and others have frightened people throughout history. They have also made their way into the books, movies, and games we love. Are the undead real or imaginary? Dig deep to learn the facts and fiction of undead monsters . . . if you dare!

Author : Michael O'Hearn
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781429665209

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Zombies Vs. Mummies by Michael O'Hearn Pdf

"Describes the features and abilities of zombies and mummies and how they may battle each other in a fight"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Carlyn Beccia
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512449167

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Monstrous by Carlyn Beccia Pdf

Could Dr. Frankenstein's machine ever animate a body? Why should vampires drink from veins and not arteries? What body parts are best for zombies to eat? (It's not brains.) This fascinating encyclopedia of monsters delves into the history and science behind eight legendary creatures, from Bigfoot and the kraken to zombies and more. Find out each monster's origin story and the real-world history that informed it, and then explore the science of each creature in fun and surprising ways. Tips and infographics--including monster anatomy, how to survive a vampire attack, and real-life giant creatures of the deep sea--make this a highly visual and fun-to-browse book.

Author : Timothy J. Bradley
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781493836079

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The Science of Monsters by Timothy J. Bradley Pdf

Explore the "science" behind monsters! Showcasing creatures that continue to frighten and fascinate us, this fascinating book examines imaginary monsters from mythology, movies, comics, and literature. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, and featuring TIME content, this book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The detailed sidebars, fascinating images, and Dig Deeper section prompt students to connect back to the text and encourage multiple readings. Check It Out! includes suggested resources for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this title features complex content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.

Author : Helaine Becker
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781771380546

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Monster Science by Helaine Becker Pdf

Are monsters really out there in the big, wide world? Frankenstein, vampires, bigfoot, zombies, werewolves, sea monsters — they’re not real, right? But what if they were? How would science explain their existence? In this totally original book, these mythical creatures are put under the microscope, one by one, and the scientific principles that prove or disprove their plausibility are explained. How does electricity work, and can it ever wake the dead? What’s in our blood, and do real-life bloodsuckers exist? Find out what’s true — and what’s just legend! With frightful fun and just enough ick, the scariest monsters on earth will engage kids so thoroughly in the world of science, they’re sure to be screaming for more!

Author : Kevin S. Decker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119841401

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Dune and Philosophy by Kevin S. Decker Pdf

Explore the universe of Frank Herbert’s Dune in all its philosophical richness “He who controls the spice controls the universe.” Frank Herbert’s Dune saga is the epic story of Paul, son of Duke Leto Atreides, and heir to the massive fortune promised by the desert planet Arrakis and its vast reservoirs of a drug called “spice.” To control the spice, Paul and his mother Jessica, a devotee of the pseudo-religious Bene Gesserit order, must find their place in the culture of the desert-dwelling Fremen of Arrakis. Paul must contend with both the devious rival House Harkonnen and the gargantuan desert sandworms—the source of the spice. The future of the Imperium depends upon one young man who will need to lead a new jihad to control the universe. Dune and Philosophy recruits 23 philosophers to sift wisdom from Frank Herbert’s Duniverse, including the first of an expected series of films following Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides and his descendants, captivatingly brought to the big screen by Denis Villeneuve in 2021. Part of the New Wave of science fiction of the 60s and 70s, Dune is characterized by literary experimentation with shifting styles, differing narrative points of view, and with the “psychedelic” culture of the period. In Dune, the long-term strategies and intricate plots of warring Great Houses are driven not just by Heighliner spacecraft and lasguns, but also by mind-expanding drugs, psychic powers, dystopian themes, race memories, and martial arts allowing control of the mind and the body. Substantial yet accessible chapters address philosophical questions including: Is it morally right to create a savior? Would interplanetary travel change human nature? What is the deeper meaning of desert ecologies? In conflict, how can you stay light years ahead of your opponents? Are there some drugs we would want to be addicted to? Does history repeat itself? Tens of thousands of years into an intergalactic future, can humans endure or will we sacrifice what is most important in our humanity for power, glory, religion and of course, the control of the spice? Dune and Philosophy sets an intellectual course through sand and stars to find out.

Author : Harry Eiss
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443858625

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Electric Sheep Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Harry Eiss Pdf

On Monday, 8:15 a.m., August 6, 1945, the world changed forever. In the single largest act of destruction ever initiated by humans, a bomb with the equivalent force of 20,000 tons of TNT shattered Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of civilians, people who had become used to the American war planes flying overhead, planes that were purposely not dropping bombs on their city, to the point where the rush to the bomb shelters had become lackadaisical, and the normal activities continued with little interruption – getting the children up and off to school, opening the many small retail stores for the daily customers, perhaps stopping at a local café for morning coffee or tea, perhaps joining in on the group exercise classes. This is the precise instant we entered the postmodern world, one where the easy truths of centuries no longer applied. Speculative Fiction projects real possibilities beyond the now shattered assumptions, moving through marginalized fictional landscapes – science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero comics, graphic novels, and movies, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Cyber Punk, the New Wave, as well as related static, motion, and virtual arts, including everything from graphic novels to video games.

Author : Yasmine Musharbash,Geir Henning Presterudstuen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000182354

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Monster Anthropology by Yasmine Musharbash,Geir Henning Presterudstuen Pdf

Monsters are culturally meaningful across the world. Starting from this key premise, this book tackles monsters in the context of social change. Writing in a time of violent upheaval, when technological innovation brings forth new monsters while others perish as part of the widespread extinctions that signify the Anthropocene, contributors argue that putting monsters at the center of social analysis opens up new perspectives on change and social transformation. Through a series of ethnographically grounded analyses they capture monsters that herald, drive, experience, enjoy, and suffer the transformations of the worlds they beleaguer. Topics examined include the evil skulking new roads in Ancient Greece, terror in post-socialist Laos’s territorial cults, a horrific flying head that augurs catastrophe in the rain forest of Borneo, benign spirits that accompany people through the mist in Iceland, flesh-eating giants marching through neo-colonial central Australia, and ghosts lingering in Pacific villages in the aftermath of environmental disasters. By taking the proposition that monsters and the humans they haunt are intricately and intimately entangled seriously, this book offers unique, cross-cultural perspectives on how people perceive the world and their place within it. It also shows how these experiences of belonging are mediated by our relationships with the other-than-human.

Author : Terry Collins,Agnieszka Biskup,Mark Weakland,Cristian Mallea
Publisher : Graphic Library
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1476504261

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Monster Science by Terry Collins,Agnieszka Biskup,Mark Weakland,Cristian Mallea Pdf

Zombies, werewolves, and vampires may be undead but that doesn't exempt them from the laws of science! Capitalize on kids' fascination with all types of monsters and aliens with this creative, hilarious but absolutely fact filled look at important scientific concepts. Each vignette uses a monster and cool comic book style illustrations to show the hows and whys of science.

Author : Nick Redfern,Brad Steiger
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781578595310

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The Zombie Book by Nick Redfern,Brad Steiger Pdf

Rampaging, driven, killing machines. Soulless and dead. Infected and infectious. Zombies. The epidemic of the living dead is stronger than ever in today’s pop-culture, but long before exotic viruses, biological warfare, and sinister military experiments brought the dead back to life in our cinemas and on our television screens, there were the dark spells and incantations of the ancient Egyptians, the Sumerians, and the Babylonians. Blending the historical with the modern, the biographical with the literary, the plants and animals with bacteria and viruses, the mythological with the horrifying true tales, The Zombie Book: The Encyclopedia of the Living Dead is a comprehensive resource to understanding, combating, and avoiding zombies. More than 250 entries cover everything from hit television shows, books, and movies, including The Walking Dead, World War Z and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, to zombies’ ignominious role in folklore and mythology, such as the Greek god Asclepius, ancient Voodoo religion, and the Native American Wendigo legend. The Zombie Book: The Encyclopedia of the Living Dead examines mad cow disease, the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the Centers for Disease Control preparing for the end of the world, and much, much more.

Author : Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1402737769

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The Real Monsters by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Pdf

Investigates the appearance of vampires, mummies, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, witches, and other monsters many claim are real.