How Horror Works in Books and Film
By: Shannon Scott
3.75
Format: 4 pages, Audiobook
Why are we scared of ghosts, zombies, vampires, demons, and monsters, when we know they are not rea…
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1. Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film
By: Carol J. Clover
3.91
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Do the pleasures of horror movies really begin and end in sadism? So the public discussion of film … read more
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- nonfiction
- horror
2. The Science of Sci-Fi: From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel
By: Erin Macdonald
3.93
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
Science fiction allows listeners to go places they can only dream of seeing—other worlds, distant s… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
3. Medieval Myths & Mysteries (The Great Courses)
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.14
Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 5 hours and 6 minutes Was King Arthur a real person? What about Robin Hood? Is… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
4. The Hidden History of the Boston Tea Party
By: Adam Jortner
3.91
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
The history of the Boston Tea Party is a hidden one. Why? Since it was a clandestine operation, all… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
5. The Culture of Knighthood in Medieval Romance
By: Larissa Tracy
3.63
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
See the word "knight " and you’ll likely think of gallant men facing off on the field of battle, or… read more
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- nonfiction
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6. Powerful Women of the Medieval World
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.28
Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio
Throughout history, women have played integral roles in family, society, religion, government, war—… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"If you’re a college professor and you’re bored, it’s your own damn fault."-Dorsey Armstrong, Powerful Women of the Medieval World
7. Catchers
By: Ben Rock
3.75
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
In Buck Lake, Colorado, the resident dog catcher, Collins, is on the verge of retirement. But somet… read more
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- audiobook
- horror
8. Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses
By: Athena Aktipis
3.52
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
You watch a horror movie or TV series and think, "Zombies don’t really exist". But when you conside… read more
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- nonfiction
- horror
9. How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference
By: Allison Friederichs Atkison
3.47
Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio
Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take… read more
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10. Secrets of the Occult
By: Richard B. Spence
3.91
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
From spirituality to politics and science, the occult has had an astonishing influence on the human… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. The Real History of Dracula
By: Sara Cleto
3.94
Format: None pages, Audiobook
There are few fictional characters who have entrenched themselves so thoroughly in the popular imag… read more
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- gothic
- audiobook
- nonfiction
- horror
12. Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture
By: Dr. Franziska Kohlt
3.53
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
t’s easy to dismiss dreams as “just dreams”—incoherent visions, disturbing, odd images that don’t r… read more
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13. A History of Video Games
By: Jeremy Parish
3.67
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Since their arrival in the mid-20th century, video games have become a sprawling, multi-billion dol… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World
By: Kara Cooney
4.08
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
What is power and who is allowed to wield it? Why is female power so rare and, often, so feared? Wh… read more
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15. Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories: What We Should and Shouldn't Believe - and Why
By: Michael Shermer
3.81
Format: 7 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 6 hours and 30 minutes The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, enter… read more
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16. Witchcraft in the Western Tradition
By: Jennifer McNabb
3.76
Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio
10 lectures on European and American witchcraft trials and history. 5 hours and 11 minutes Fr… read more
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- nonfiction
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"He who is not the right faith of God is not of God, but of him in whom he believes, that is the Devil. -Canon Episcopi"-Jennifer McNabb, Witchcraft in the Western Tradition
"He who is not the right faith of God is not of God, but of him in whom he believes, that is the Devil." -Canon Episcopi"-Jennifer McNabb, Witchcraft in the Western Tradition
17. The World of J.R.R. Tolkien
By: Dimitra Fimi
4.14
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Though there has been some contention over the title, J.R.R. Tolkien is regarded by many as the fat… read more
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- literature
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. American Monsters
By: Adam Jortner
3.99
Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio
4 hours and 55 minutes Cackling witches in Puritan communities calling forth Satan. Sea serpents… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- horror
19. Women Who Made Science History
By: Leila McNeill
4.08
Format: 3 pages, Audiobook
Laura Bassi was once called a “monster”. And she was. She was a monster of intellect. In 1732, she … read more
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- nonfiction
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20. How Technology Influences Language
By: James Pfrehm
3.70
Format: None pages, Audiobook
To be human in today’s world means that you engage in constant linguistic interactions with some fo… read more
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21. The History of Psychedelics
By: Erkia Dyck
3.53
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Mescaline, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms. There’s been a lot of discussion in the medical world lat… read more
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22. Shocking Psychological Studies and the Lessons They Teach
By: Thad A. Polk
4.00
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
We live in a time of amazing new technologies - and an unparalleled level of surveillance. Virtuall… read more
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23. How Horror Works in Books and Film
By: Shannon Scott
3.75
Format: 4 pages, Audiobook
Why are we scared of ghosts, zombies, vampires, demons, and monsters, when we know they are not rea… read more
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- gothic
- literature
- nonfiction
- essays
- horror
- books about books
- audiobook
24. Medical Mysteries Across History
By: Roy Benaroch
4.14
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
In medical school, every patient is a teaching case - and every patient can be your teacher. For hu… read more
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25. Medical Mysteries Across History, Pt.2
By: Roy Benaroch
4.18
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
About This Audible Original Doctors are more than doctors. They’re detectives who solve mysterie… read more
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26. Edgar Allan Poe: Master of Horror
By: Mark Canada
3.68
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Master storyteller. Madman. America’s dark genius. Who was Edgar Allan Poe, and why have his bizarr… read more
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27. Sherlock Holmes: Beyond the Elementary
By: James Krasner
3.95
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
Every hero works to soothe the fears of the people during their period in history. Heroes are not o… read more
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28. The Hidden History of the Holidays
By: Hannah Harvey
3.70
Format: 9 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 8 hours and 3 minutes What are the origins of dressing in costume for Hallowee… read more
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29. Decoding Cats: Inside the Feline Mind
By: Kristyn Vitale
3.82
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
One minute they’re purring next to us, the next they’re attacking our toes, yet for all their myste… read more
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30. Serial Killers: Real and Imagined (The Great Courses)
By: Emily Zarka
3.41
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Monster stories aren’t just meant to entertain. They’re meant to inform, even educate. Above all, t… read more
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31. The History of the Superhero
By: Lan Dong
3.29
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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