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What happens to a vampire when he dies? How does somebody become a werewolf? How can you protect yourself from witches? All of these questions and more are answered in this book, which will finally give you all the information you ever wanted to know about ghosts, zombies, monsters and all kinds of creepy-crawly creatures that give us the heebie-jeebies.Full of tips, anecdotes and trivia – and delightfully illustrated by Axel Scheffler – Paul van Loon’s Horror Handbook is a fun and fascinating reference book for all fans of scary stories and things that go bump in the night.

This volume is the final result of the research project ''Micro growth model", that was sponsored by the Central Research Pool of Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Apart from the University Council for this important financial support, I owe Prof. Dr. Fiet Verheyen very much for the way in which he introduced me into scientific circles and for the way in which he supervised and stimulated my work. Dr. Jan de Jong and Peter Janssen C. E. , Technical University of Eindhoven, piloted me safely through the mathe­ matics of optimal control theory and removed some technical barriers. Their help was indispensable for the success of this project. I would also like to mention the kind support of Prof. Dr. Jack Kleijnen, who gave me many valuable hints on how to present the results of this project. In this way I was able to contact with several resear­ chers inside and outside the Netherlands. Most grateful I am to Prof. Dr. Charles Tapiero, Jerusalem University, who commented on important parts of this book in a constructive way and who suggested many subjects for further research. Also Mr. Geert­ Jan vsn Schijndel, Tilburg University, should be mentioned here, because he closely read the work and I appreciated his remarks and corrections very much. Many collea­ gues have contributed to the results of this research project in a direct or indirect way. Especially I should like to mention my contacts with Prof. Dr.

This volume is the final result of the research project ''''Micro growth model", that was sponsored by the Central Research Pool of Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Apart from the University Council for this important financial support, I owe Prof. Dr. Fiet Verheyen very much for the way in which he introduced me into scientific circles and for the way in which he supervised and stimulated my work. Dr. Jan de Jong and Peter Janssen C. E. , Technical University of Eindhoven, piloted me safely through the mathe­ matics of optimal control theory and removed some technical barriers. Their help was indispensable for the success of this project. I would also like to mention the kind support of Prof. Dr. Jack Kleijnen, who gave me many valuable hints on how to present the results of this project. In this way I was able to contact with several resear­ chers inside and outside the Netherlands. Most grateful I am to Prof. Dr. Charles Tapiero, Jerusalem University, who commented on important parts of this book in a constructive way and who suggested many subjects for further research. Also Mr. Geert­ Jan vsn Schijndel, Tilburg University, should be mentioned here, because he closely read the work and I appreciated his remarks and corrections very much. Many collea­ gues have contributed to the results of this research project in a direct or indirect way. Especially I should like to mention my contacts with Prof. Dr.

Eine Schatzkiste schauriger Geschichten, wunderbar gruselig illustriert von Axel Scheffler und zum Fürchten gut übersetzt von Mirjam Pressler"Wenn deine Lehrerin in der letzten Zeit auffallend blass aussieht und du den Eindruck hast, dass ihre Eckzähneimmer spitzer werden, dann rate ich dir, sofort mit dem Kapitel über Vampire zu beginnen. Vielleichtlässt sich noch etwas retten."Solche guten Tipps finden sich zuhauf in diesem Handbuch, daneben alles Wissenswerte über Geister, Hexen, Zombies und die anderen Mitglieder der großen Gruselfamilie. Ein Nachschlagewerk also, das voller nützlicher Informationen steckt und sich mit seinen vielen witzigen Anekdoten zugleich wie ein spannender Schmöker liest. Außerdem werden die drei klassischen Gruselbücher der Weltliteratur, Dracula, Frankenstein sowie Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde und ihre Autoren kindgerecht vorgestellt. Und so ganz nebenbei lernen Kinder, wie Aberglauben entsteht, was es mit Voodoo auf sich hat, wie es zur Hexenverfolgung kam, und vieles mehr.