Introduces readers to a vast menagerie of movie monsters. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of film history, Grant presents us with an eclectic array of monster movies, from Nosferatu to Get Out. As he discovers, although monster movies might claim to be about "Them!”, they are really about the capacity for horror that lurks within each of us.

Contents
1          Meeting Movie Monsters: Monsters R Us
2          Human Monsters
3          Natural Monsters
4          Supernatural Monsters
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
Works Cited
Index

BARRY KEITH GRANT is emeritus professor of film studies and popular culture at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and he is the author of numerous books, including 100 Science Fiction Films.