{"product_id":"ghosts-monsters-and-demons-of-india-isbn-9781786788078","title":"Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated guide to the folktales and real-life stories of the ghosts, monsters and demons of India, a culture famously rich in tradition and legends. Perfect for fans of Eli Roth's \u003ci\u003eUrban Legends \u003c\/i\u003eand Guillermo Del Toro's \u003ci\u003eCabinet of Curiosities.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was not prepared for how deeply this book captivated me ... \u003ci\u003eGhosts, Monsters, and Demons of India\u003c\/i\u003e is exemplary of what a book can be, how it can operate. It’s a bridge across space, time, and language\" —Robin Sloan, author of \u003ci\u003eMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across India, from Ladakh to Kerala, Lakshadweep to Nagaland, Naraka to Tuchenkwaka, complete with 60 spooky illustrations. Inside this book you will find ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiller robots built with stolen Roman engineering technology that once guarded the relics of the Buddha \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ghost of a 21-year-old motorcyclist whose Enfield Bullet is venerated at a highway temple in Rajasthan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Himalayan drum-playing spirit-teacher whose wife is a fearsome Yeti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiabolical entities conjured into existence by the simultaneous deaths of seven tigers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTriple-rooted night-flying Vedic necromancers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCall-centre employees from beyond the grave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dreaded Ngalei Ahmaw of Maraland, whose victims’ heads detach themselves from their bodies at night and go wandering in search of blood ... AND MORE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\"[The authors] have done an astounding job of documenting, in vivid and highly entertaining detail, the imaginative ways in which people from the Indian subcontinent relate to, and make sense of their lives, relationships, and the world they inhabit ... a thrilling romp through the annals of what goes bump in the Indian night.\" - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Nde, Mythological Africans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eGhosts, Monsters and Demons of India\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read entry in the literary search for human meaning. It’s a trek through the dark corners of India’s cultural imagination populated with nightmarish creatures, demons, dark forest stalkers and all manner of grisly entities. It’s also a fantastic read.\" - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisite Terror Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A thrilling romp through the annals of what goes bump in the Indian night.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Helen Nde, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMythological Africans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGhosts, Monsters and Demons of India\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read entry in the literary search for human meaning. It’s a trek through the dark corners of India’s cultural imagination populated with nightmarish creatures, demons, dark forest stalkers and all manner of grisly entities. It’s also a fantastic read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eExquisite Terror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The range of ghouls Khanna and Bhairav detail is staggering: trucker ghosts that haunt isolated stretches of mountainous highway, gigantic birds that snatch people from their doorways, Tamilian undead monsters who double as avatars for a lost goddess . . . the collection is endless in its tellings.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eKajal Media\u003c\/i\u003e review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRakesh Khanna grew up in Berkeley, California, of mixed Punjabi and Anglo-American heritage. He co-founded Blaft Publications in Chennai with his wife, Rashmi Ruth Devadasan, in 2008. The company publishes translations of bestselling Indian-language pulp fiction, folklore, and graphic novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. Furcifer Bhairav is the pseudonym of an extremely private and somewhat mysterious individual who is the child of a professional exorcist.","brand":"Watkins Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304215531749,"sku":"NP9781786788078","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781786788078.jpg?v=1767728089","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ghosts-monsters-and-demons-of-india-isbn-9781786788078","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}