Excellent Book for the die hard Buffy fans!
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I purchased this book for my 2 sons ...and they can't stop looking at it! Not only do they get to look at the monsters that have made a appearance on the show they get to read a little bit about them. Also the wardrobe and makeup descriptions were quite interesting for even me. I would recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed the show over the years or for those who are just getting into it through the re-runs on FX. :)
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Things That Go Bump In The Night
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Any big fan of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" would want to have any type of book they could get their hands on. This is one book that they will definitley eat up with every page. After having been given a number of books about the show, it's cast, it's characters, and behind the scenes stuff, we get a book that solely concentrates on the other stars of this hit, groundbreaking show - the monsters. They definitley deserve their own book. It's only fair. Every type of monster that has appeared on the show in it's first 4 seasons are chronicled in this deeply researched book. Christopher Golden, author of the first "Watcher's Guide", and many 'Buffy' books, co-wrote this with Stephen Bissette, and Thomas Sniegoski. These guys really did their homework. Not only are you given the details and story of every monster on the show, you also get an in-depth history of the type of monster in popular culture. Anybody who is into that kind of thing will be drooling when they read this. The book is squared off into 9 different categories. You get "Demons", which detail characters like Moloch from "I Robot, You Jane", Machida from "Reptile Boy", Norman Pfister from "What's My Line 1 & 2", and many more. Then it's onto "Vampires". This section chronicles everyone from Angel to Spike to everyone else. "Magic Users" is pretty self explanatory. "Primals" deals with werewolves(Oz), Shape-shifters, and animal people. Next up is "Ghosts". No need to explain that one. "The Walking Dead" will tell you about zombies and reanimated corpses. Next we have "Bogeymen", which talk about everyone from The Gentleman in "Hush", to Der Kindestod in "Killed By Death", to Xander's clown in "Nightmares". After that is "Invisible People". Pretty much says everything. And finally, we are left with "Faith And The Human Monster". This may be the most interesting of the chapters. As you might of gotten from the title of the chapter, this section deals with people. Real people who are just...bad. It delves into the awesome Faith character and storyline, as well as Prof. Walsh from Season 4, Gwendolyn Post from "Revelations", and a lot more. There you have it. It's a wonderful read into the background of the mosnters and other beasties and ghouls, and a great helping of where these types of monsters really came from. It's a delightful and interesting read that will no doubt please any fan. There are also some great colored photos in here as well. That only makes it better. One hopes that Mr. Golden and his team hurry up and give us "The Monster Book Vol. 2". There have certainly been enough for a second helping. Check this out and enjoy.
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Only for the DIE-HARD Buffy fan....
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Personally, I would recommend this book only for the most die-hard of Buffy fans OR for those particularly interested in the monsters featured in Buffy. I found the book to be almost TOO full of information and being a very big Buffy fan, I'm surprised to hear myself say that but I found the book too detailed for my personal liking as it was focused COMPLETELY on the monsters featured in the TV show. Having said this, if you ARE especially interested or entertained by all the different varieties of Buffy monsters or villains, this is definitely the book for you. It details the history or every Buffy monster, no matter how minor and it includes pictures as well as descriptions of the monster/villain and how it featured in whatever episode. The Monster Book is just as big as the Watcher Guides only it is CRAMMED full of info on the monsters featured in the TV show and almost nothing else. I would only recommend this book for those fans who want to know absolutely everything about one aspect of the show; Monsters.
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A Great Sorce for Writing Rping and random buffyness
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I loved this guide. I use it all the time in games, writing, everything. I recomend this book to anyone, Esp: online game players, writers etc....its great, you really should pick it up
I have 2 >:)
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First off, I do like the sections talking about the monsters of Buffy. What needs work are the sections that trace the history of the various creatures in our culture. The treatment just skims the surface. It is a great source for lists of books/movies/comics on the topic, but there is no depth. In the section on witches, there was only one or two paragraphs on the Inquisition. Several paragraphs just a mention of a title or two without stating the significance of that title to the various genres. Also, it hops around too much: movie, comic book, comic book, play; or 1980, 1910, then 1960. There is no clear thread to justify the jumping about.
Again, I'll say a great listing. There are several titles I now have that I'll keep an eye out for, but reading through those sections was boring.
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