{"product_id":"conversations-with-monsters-harold-hovel-9781977284754","title":"Conversations with Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if you could actually meet and speak with the monsters of legend-and the monsters of history?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eConversations with Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Holmes describes a series of extraordinary encounters that begin with a chance meeting with Dracula in Transylvania and expand into a journey through myth, horror, and the underworld. What starts as a single conversation becomes an obsession to understand beings long feared, misunderstood, or condemned, both real and fictional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolmes engages in thought-provoking dialogues with iconic figures such as Dracula, Medusa, Frankenstein's monster, werewolves, witches, the Grim Reaper, and Egyptian mummies, reframing classic horror archetypes through empathy and inquiry. These fictional encounters are paired with chapters grounded in historical research, where Holmes descends into Hades-protected by the three-headed dog Cerberus-to confront real individuals whose actions shaped the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough conversations with Napoleon Bonaparte, Henry VIII and his six wives, Galileo, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein, alongside dark figures such as Torquemada, Leopold II, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler, the book explores genius, cruelty, power, and responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending fantasy, horror, and historically accurate fact, \u003cem\u003eConversations with Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e presents education through imaginative storytelling. Ideal for readers who enjoy gothic fiction, speculative history, and intellectually curious horror, this book invites readers to reconsider who the true monsters are-and what can be learned by listening to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold Hovel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1977284752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781977284754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Harold Hovel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089493897471,"sku":"9781977284754","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37578662-3151-4504-92ea-31d54a7e1d35.jpg?v=1769110608","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-monsters-harold-hovel-9781977284754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}