A Christmas Bestiary

A tongue-in-cheek guide to the beasts to watch out for during a cozy Christmastime.

Publisher Marketing: A perfect holiday gift for that hard-to-buy-for name on your list who would appreciate the tome's tales of wintertime troubles and Yuletide terrors.-- "Book and Film Globe" Review Quotes : Mortensen's gloomy but hypnotic illustrations [are] so stunning that the reader will come away from A Christmas Bestiary with a rich appetite for more of [his] intensely chilling visuals. It's a fascinating study of folklore in its own right and an excellent starting point for anyone wanting to investigate these traditions further.-- "Broken Frontier" Publisher Marketing : In the wintry season, when we all delight in joyful thoughts of family, presents, and sugarplums, we mustn't forget that the night is dark and full of terrors. Thankfully, bold adventurers Benni Bødker and John Kenn Mortensen have journeyed far and wide to comb through ancient tomes, listen to folk tales, and spy upon loathsome lairs to catalog the most frightful creatures of the netherworld that appear around Christmastime.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 112 | Publication Date: 2023-10-31