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As a compilation of fourteen conference papers turned into a tastefully illustrated tome, this deep sea probe is for anyone fascinated with maritime lore-a lore that reflects anxieties about life on land and what lies beneath the water's surface as well as our own. * Western Folklore *

Beasts of the Deep offers entertaining and enlightening reading on a fascinating topic. * Journal of American Culture * As a compilation of fourteen conference papers turned into a tastefully illustrated tome, this deep sea probe is for anyone fascinated with maritime lore-a lore that reflects anxieties about life on land and what lies beneath the water's surface as well as our own. * Western Folklore * Overall, this book is a fascinating and well-curated overview of the different ways in which to examine and understand the monstrosity of the sea and its creatures. Through very engaging research and its use of illustrations, the book is very approachable and enjoyable. But perhaps its most salient aspect, beyond the quality of its content, is the volume's ability to be multidisciplinary from a reader's and author's perspective. * Journal of Folklore Research *

As a compilation of fourteen conference papers turned into a tastefully illustrated tome, this deep sea probe is for anyone fascinated with maritime lore--a lore that reflects anxieties about life on land and what lies beneath the water's surface as well as our own. --Western Folklore

As a compilation of fourteen conference papers turned into a tastefully illustrated tome, this deep sea probe is for anyone fascinated with maritime lore-a lore that reflects anxieties about life on land and what lies beneath the water's surface as well as our own. * Western Folklore * Beasts of the Deep offers entertaining and enlightening reading on a fascinating topic. * Journal of American Culture * Overall, this book is a fascinating and well-curated overview of the different ways in which to examine and understand the monstrosity of the sea and its creatures. Through very engaging research and its use of illustrations, the book is very approachable and enjoyable. But perhaps its most salient aspect, beyond the quality of its content, is the volume's ability to be multidisciplinary from a reader's and author's perspective. * Journal of Folklore Research *

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Dr Jon Hackett is a senior lecturer in film and screen media at St Mary's University. His research interests include film and cultural theory, film history and popular music. He is currently working on a monograph with Dr Mark Duffett of Chester University on popular music and monstrosity, to be entitled, inevitably, Scary Monsters. Dr Sean J. Harrington is a lecturer in film and screen media at St Mary's University. His research interests include Lacanian psychoanalysis, animation and popular culture. He has previously published work on animation and psychoanalytic theory and is the author of The Disney Fetish.

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