THE MONSTER BOOK expands upon information revealed through Giles' research and knowledge,exploring the mythological,Lierary.and cultural origins of the endless numbers of ghoulish creatures that have tried to take a piece of the Slayer.Before the Master,there was Dracula,befor"Becoming,"there was Nosferatu.Before Buffy,there was…on one.The true horror fan knows taht the legend of the vampire has existed for as long as there have been legends.But the demons that greet the business end of Buffy's stake are one part tradition.three parts creative genius.Indeed,the Buffy crators havepurposefully moved away from recent vampire fictions to find a middle ground among ancient lore.Bram Stoker's "rules,"and their own twist on the topic.
作者简介：
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the award-winning L.A Times bestselling author of such novels as of teen thrillers,which is currently being developed for televi-sion by Vicom.In comic books,he has worked with such characters as Bat-man,Spider-Man,Wolverine,The Punisher,Blade,Daredevil,The Crow,and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.Golden has also written of co-written a great many nove.ls,nonfiction books,and comics basen on the popular TV series Buffy the Vmpire Slayer and its spin-off,Angel.There are more than three million copies of his books in print in the United States alone.He was born and raised in Massachusetts,Where he still lives whit his family.Visit him at www.christophergolden.com.
