Monsters: A Look at Classic Horror Figures, and Zombies

Selected Resources at the SJRCC Libraries

by Eric Biggs

PAL = Palatka Campus | OPC = Orange Park Campus | SAC = St. Augustine Campus

= Book | = DVD | = CD or CD-ROM | = VHS

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: After One Hundred Years

Call number: OPC - PR5485 .D7 1988

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; The Merry Men and Other Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson

Call number: PAL - PR5485 .A1 1925

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; and Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson

Call number: PAL - PR5485 .A1 1890

Frankenstein - Publisher's Marketing: "Frankenstein presents an unworldly outcast who turns to violence only when he is rejected and deprived of affection. Yet his creator, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, must pay the price for his scientific arrogance, his desire to play God, usurp the female role and 'give birth' to another living being. In scenes of nightmarish power, monster and maker meet in the shadow of Mont Blanc and chase across frozen Arctic wastes."

Call number: OPC - PR5397 .F7 1995

Call number: PAL - PR5397 .F7 1994

Call number: SAC - PR5397 .F7 1995

Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Wedding Guest -

Each volume:

-- Illuminates themes and concepts of a classic text

-- Uses clear, conversational language

-- Is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages

-- Includes a chronology of the author's life and era

-- Provides an overview of the historical context

-- Offers a summary of its critical reception

-- Lists primary and secondary sources and index"

Call number: OPC - PR5397.F73 L68 1993

In Frankenstein's Shadow: Myth, Monstrosity, and Nineteenth-Century Writing - Publisher's Marketing: "The story of Frankenstein and the monster he created is one of our most important modern myths. This study surveys the history of the myth in literature before the advent of film. First examining the range of meanings generated by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in light of images of political "monstrosity" produced by the French Revolution, Baldick goes on to trace the protean transformations of the myth in the fiction of Hoffmann, Hawthorne, Dickens, Melville, Conrad, and Lawrence, as well as in the historical and political writings of Carlyle and Marx and the science fiction of Stevenson and Wells. In conclusion, he shows that the myth's most powerful associations have centered on human relationships, the family, work, and politics."

Call number: OPC - PR5397.F7 B3 1987

The Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity - Publisher's Marketing: "This fascinating, illustrated account surveys the entire panoply of Egyptian burial practices over 3,000 years, examining burial rites and tomb development. 460 illustrations, 30 in color."

Call number: PAL - DT62.M7 I47 1998

Call number: SAC - DT62.M7 I47 1998

The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film - Publisher's Marketing: "In 1922, when Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, much of what was then known about mummies came from the writing of Greek historian Herodotus and from the paintings on the walls of Egyptian tombs. Even before 1922, the mummy had been the subject of fiction, with such writers as Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tackling the subject, and early films dating back to 1901. In this work, the authors present the religious, social and scientific aspects of mummies as well as an in-depth discussion of facts about them (largely Egyptian, but including other kinds of mummies). Then, how mummies are portrayed in fiction and in the movies is discussed. Stories and films in which the mummy is a focal character are listed."

Call number: OPC - PN1995.9.M83 C68 2007

The Complete Night of the Living Dead Filmbook by John Russo

Call number: PAL - PN1997.N5215 R87 1985

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Doct J45 1989 VHS

An American Werewolf in London - Summary: "Two Yanks are attacked by a werewolf while backpacking through Europe. The survivor finds that he's not necessarily better off than his mutilated friend, for on the eve of the next full moon, he's transfomred into a four-legged killing machine."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 AmericanW DVD

The Mummy - Summary: "An Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he thinks is his long-lost princess. Directed by Karl Freund."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .M862 2004 DVD

The Mummy

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Mummy DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Mumm 1999 VHS

The Mummy Returns- Summary: "The story is set in 1933, 10 years after the events of the first film. Rick O'Connell is now married to Evelyn and the couple has settled in London, where they are raising their 8-year-old son Alex. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep resurrected in the British Museum, the mummy Imhotep walks the earth once more, determined to fulfill his quest for immortality. But another force has also been set loose in the world... one born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism, and even more powerful than Imhotep. When these two forces clash, the fate of the world will hang in the balance, sending the O'Connells on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil, and rescue their son before it is too late."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Mumm R48 2001 DVD

Call number: SAC - PN1997 MummyRet DVD

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor- Summary: "Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force... unless the O'Connells can stop him first."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .M862.3 2008 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Mumm 2008 DVD

Call number: SAC - PN1997 MummyTomb DVD

The Creature from the Black Lagoon - Summary: "Fossil hunters find, drug, lose and hunt a slimy gill-man in the Amazon."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .C743 2004 DVD

Frankenstein - Summary: "Whale ushered in a new era of horror films, and Karloff was never quite able to shake his image as the frightening, yet often sympathetic monster of Dr. Frankentein."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Frankenst 1931 DVD

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .F825 2004 DVD

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Summary: "Dr. Frankenstein creates a soulless monster from cadavers and tries to hide it from his beloved."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Frankenst 1994 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Fran 2003 DVD

Young Frankenstein - Summary: "A finely tuned parody of the old Frankenstein movies, in which Wilder returns to the old country to clear his family name."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 YoungFrank DVD

The Bride of Frankenstein

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Brid O47 1991 VHS

Dawn of the Dead - Summary: "Cannibal zombies pursue a couple and two ex-National Guardsmen in Philadelphia. Directed by George Romero."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 DawnDead DVD

Shaun of the Dead - Summary: "After botching a special anniversary dinner with his girlfriend, a man finds himself having to come up with a plan to save his relationship the following day. To make matters worse for Shaun, the following day happens to be the day that the dead rise from their graves and seek nurishment by feeding on the living. Along with his slacker friends, Shaun embarks on a comic killing spree to save his girlfriend and make the world safe."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 ShaunD DVD

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .S525 2004 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Shau 2004 DVD

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead - Publisher's Marketing: "The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.
Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack
1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don't need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.
Don't be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset--life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life."

Call number: OPC - PN6231.Z65 B76 2006ab Audbks.