Andrew McKie

Going bats

Our fascination with vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves and revenants may stem from a universal desire to be what we are not

issue 29 June 2019

  • The Real Vampires: Death, Terror and the Supernatural

    Richard Sugg

    Amberley, pp. 317

  • Shapeshifters: A History

    John B. Kachuba

    Reaktion Books, pp. 200

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