Although ENCYCLOPEDIA HORRIFICA relies on many rare and unusual sources to bring you
the terrifying truth, most of the references cited here are available on the Internet
and at your local library or bookstore. In addition, more than thirty interviews with
experts and eyewitnesses were conducted during the Special Investigations chronicled
within the warped pages of ENCYCLOPEDIA HORRIFICA.
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Ackermann, Hans-W., and Jeanine Gauthier. “The Ways and Nature of the Zombi.” Journal of American Folklore, vol. 104 (1991): 466 – 494. Davis, Wade. The Serpent and the Rainbow. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. Kruszelnicki, Karl. “Zombies.” In Great Mythconceptions: The Science Behind the Myths. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2006. Wallis, Claudia. “Zombies: Do They Exist?” Time magazine, Oct. 17, 1983. Wilson, Tracy V. “How Zombies Work.” How Stuff Works. http://science.howstuffworks.com/zombie.htm (accessed on Nov. 7, 2006). |
| TRICKED BY PIXIES! |
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Boese, Alex. “The Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes of All Time.” Museum of Hoaxes. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/index (accessed on Jan. 19, 2007). Bord, Janet and Colin. (See “That’s the Spirit!”) The Cottingley Network. “Cottingley Fairies.” Cottingley.Net: The Cottingley Network. http://www.cottingley.net/fairies.shtml (accessed on Jan. 24, 2007). Doyle, A. Conan. “The Evidence for Fairies.” The Strand Magazine, March 1921. Doyle, A. Conan. “Fairies Photographed: An Epoch-Making Event.” The Strand Magazine, Dec. 1920. Ezard, John. “Fake Dragon Rakes in Deal for Author.” Guardian UK News, March 29, 2004. http://www.guardian.co.uk Folger, Tim. “Hotheads.” Discover magazine, April 1995. Froud, Brian, and Alan Lee. Faeries. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1978. New York Times. “Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact.” Oct. 31, 1938. Randi, James. “The Case of the Cottingley Fairies.” James Randi Educational Foundation. http://www.randi.org/library/cottingley/index.html (accessed on Jan. 24, 2007). Sturleson, Snorre. The Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson. Translated by I. A. Blackwell. London: Norroena Society, 1906. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14726/14726-h/14726-h.htm Umar, M. Halit. “Demodex: An Inhabitant of Human Hair Follicles.” MicScape magazine, May 2000. |
| THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY! |
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Associated Press, “No Charges Planned in eBay Mummy.” Nov. 4, 2006. Barlow, Bart. “A Lost Town Populated by Legends.” New York Times, Oct. 26, 1980. Carter, Howard, and A. C. Mace. The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen. 1923. Reprint, New York: Dover, 1977. Corelli, Marie. “Warned Carnarvon of Peril in Tomb, Says Marie Corelli.” New York World, March 24, 1923. Handwerk, Brian. “Egypt’s ‘King Tut Curse’ Caused by Tomb Toxins?” National Geographic News, May 6, 2005. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05 /0510_050506_tvcurse.html Jackson, Andra. “Protesters Point Bone at PM.” The Age Online, April 21, 2004. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/20/1082395854857.html Kruszelnicki, Karl. “Curse of King Tut.” In Great Mythconceptions: The Science Behind the Myths. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2006. New York Times. “Carnarvon’s Death Spreads Theories About Vengeance.” April 6, 1923. New York Times. “Curse of Pharaoh Denied by Winlock.” Jan. 26, 1934. Mayer, Ralph. The Artist’s Handbook of Materials and Techniques. New York: Viking Press, 1981. Mikkelson, Barbara and David P. “A World of Luck: Rock Hounded.” Urban Legends Reference Pages. http://www.snopes.com/luck/pele.asp (accessed on June 30, 2006). Nelson, Mark R. “The Mummy’s Curse: Historical Cohort Study.” British Medical Journal, vol. 325 (Dec. 21 – 28, 2002): 1482 – 1484. Nickell, Joe. “The Kennedy Curse.” Chap. 9 in Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2001. Patch, Susanne Steinem. Blue Mystery: The Story of the Hope Diamond. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. Reeves, Nicholas. Into the Mummy’s Tomb. New York: Scholastic, 1992. Rierden, Andi. “Dudleytown: A Hamlet That Can’t Get Rid of Its Ghosts.” New York Times, Oct. 29, 1989. Winkler, Robert. “Old Curse Haunts New England Forest.” National Geographic News, Oct. 30, 2002. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1030_021030_BirdersJournal.html |
| GRUESOME GOOD-BYES! |
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Botz, Corinne May. The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. New York: Monacelli Press, 2004. CIA. The World Factbook 2007. Washington, DC: CIA, 2007. Collins, Jim. “Printable Minis.” Jim's Dollhouse Pages. http://www.printmini.com (accessed Dec. 6, 2006). Kahn, Eve. “Murder is Merely Child’s Play.” San Francisco Chronicle Online, Oct. 20, 2004. http://www.sfgate.com/. Miller, Laura J. “Frances Glessner Lee: Brief Life of a Miniaturist, 1878 – 1962.” Harvard Magazine, Sept. – Oct. 2005. US Census Bureau. “World Vital Events Per Time Unit: 2007.” International Data Base. http://www.census.gov (accessed on Jan. 28, 2007). |
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