**A must-have for any fan of horror and fantasy movies -- *Night of the Living Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining* (Stephen King), and so many more! ** If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying creatures could be real, let Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, the women behind the *Horror Rewind* podcast called "the best horror film podcast out there" by *Film Daddy* , take you to the world where horror and science meet. * How would a zombie really decompose in *Night of the Living Dead*? * Are there instances of shape shifting in nature like in *The Wolf Man*? * What is the science behind the night terrors that inspired the creation of *Freddy Krueger*? * Is there scientific data supporting ghost detection like the tools used in *Poltergeist*? * What is the psychological drive that compels cannibals like *Hannibal Lecter*? * How...
Meg Hafdahl
**Uncover the theories behind the Master of Horror's macabre tales: *It* , *The Shining* , *Carrie* , *Cujo* , *Misery* , *Pet Semetary* , and so much more!** Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, authors of *The Science of Monsters* and *The Science of Women in Horror* , and co-hosts of the *Horror Rewind* podcast called "the best horror film podcast out there" by *Film Daddy* , present a guide to the Stephen King stories and characters we all know and love. Through interviews, literary and film analysis, and bone-chilling discoveries, *The Science of Stephen King* delves into the uniquely horrific Stephen King universe to uncover the science behind the legendary novels that have become an integral part of modern pop culture, answering such questions as: * What is the science behind time travel and parallel universes like in *The Dark Tower* series and *11/22/63*? * How does lack of sleep...