The Science of Monsters

Dagon, 151

Dahl, Roald, 173, 176

Dahmer, Jeffrey, 33, 39, 44, 79

Daniels, Jeff, 113, 114, 116

dark matter, 162–163, 164–165

Darwin, Charles, 23, 24

“The Dating Game Killer,” 44, 102

Davey, Graham, 113

Dawley, J. Searle, 76

Dawn of the Dead, 68, 73

De Palma, Brian, 173

The Dead Zone, 178

deadly animals

Arachnophobia, 113–119

The Birds, 120–126

Cujo, 107–112

DeAngelo, Joseph, 33

“death rattle,” 70

Debruge, Peter, 98, 99

deepstaria jelly, 204–205

del Toro, Guillermo, 152

Delena spiders, 115

Demme, Jonathan, 41

demonology, 60

depersonalization, 25

depression, 100–101

Derinkuyu, Turkey, 190

dermatographic urticaria, 89

The Descent

biological adaptations, 195–196

plot of, 189–190

underground life

adaptations to, 191, 192–194

caves and systems, 189, 190

creatures, 190–191, 194–195

The Descent of Man (Darwin), 23

Devil Dog: The Hound from Hell, 110

“The Devil Made Me Do It: The Criminological Theories of Hannibal Lecter” (Oleson), 43

Devil’s Due, 97

“Devil’s Mark,” 170–171

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5, 26, 118

Disney, 114, 170

dissociative amnesia, 25

dissociative identity disorder (DID), 24–29

diagnosis of, controversy, 24, 25–26, 29

legal culpability and, 27–28

mental illness portrayals, in film, 28

modern treatment versus 1960s, 27, 28

and multiple personalities, 23, 24

and possession, 89

and trauma, 25, 26

Doe, Robbie (Roland), 87–88

Doherty, Alice Elizabeth, 202–203

dolls, 8–9

domoic acid poisoning, 121–122

Donahue, Heather, 180

Donner Party, 45–46, 48

Dourif, Brad, 8

dowsing rod, 173

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 80, 109

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), 23–24

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), 24

Dr. Strangelove, 139

Dracula, 51–55

approved by Stoker family, 56

and film industry changes, 52

Lugosi’s memorable portrayal in, 52

medical afflictions and vampires

catalepsy, 55

porphyria, 53–54

tuberculosis (TB), 54–55

Romanian legends and, 51–52, 53

Dracula (Stoker), 52–53, 57

Dracula, Count (fic), 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 60, 61, 108

Dreyfuss, Richard, 154

drunken birds, 123

Du Maurier, Daphne, 120–121

dual personalities, 23, 24

duality, 45

ducking stool, 170

Duke University, 173

Dunaway, Don Carlos, 107, 110

Duncan, Blaine, 129, 133–134

Dune, 198

Dungeons and Dragons, 151

Duvall, Shelley, 137

Dwivedi, Sachin K., 101

Dyer, Amelia, 62

E

Earth Religion News, 171

earthworms, 198, 199

Ebert, Roger, 158–159

Ed Wood, 77

Edison, Thomas, 76

Edison Studios, 76

Edward, Ellie (fic), 184

Eggers, Robert, 169

Egypt, ancient, 9, 80, 82

Eight Legged Freaks, 113

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), 27

electromagnetic frequency (EMF), 132

electronic voice phenomenon (EVP), 131, 133

Eleven (fic), 173

embalming, 82, 83

encephalitis lethargica, 175

Englund, Robert, 13

Entertainment Weekly, 115–116

The Epic of Gilgamesh, 68

ergot poisoning, 175

Esposito, Elisa (fic), 152–153

Essex, Harry, 149

Estes Park, CO, 138

ethos, 144

Evelyn, Judith, 93

The Evening Star, 88

The Evil Dead, 9

evolutionary theory, 63

Exodus 22:18, 169

The Exorcism of Emily Rose, 88, 92

The Exorcist, 87–92

banned films, 9

cultural rituals, various, 89–91

death by falling down stairs, 92

exorcisms

Anneliese Michel, 88–89

Catholic guidelines on, 89–90

gone wrong, 89

paranormal researchers and, 133

Robbie Doe, 87–88

medical explanations for possession, 89

projectile vomiting, 91

visible breath in cold air, 91

The Exorcist (Blatty), 87

The Eye, 78–79

F

Fairfax County Historical Society, 130

The Fall of the House of Usher (Poe), 55, 81

familiars, 177

Faragoh, Francis Edward, 75

female killers, 61

fight-or-flight response, 7, 119

Finch, Atticus (fic), 109

Fine, Michael, 102–103

Finfolk, 151

fingerprints, 11

Fleming, Victor, 24

Fontaine, Joan, 121

Formulab, 161

Fort, Garrett, 51, 75

Foster, Jodie, 41, 43

“found footage,” 180, 183

Fox, Megan, 60, 61

Frankenstein, 75–79

adaptations of novel, 76, 77

behaviors, benchmark for, 77, 81

controversial scenes in, 77

science and ethics, 75, 76, 77

science of transplants, 77–79

Frankenstein (Shelley), 75, 76, 79

Frankenstein, Dr. (fic), 75, 76, 77

Frankenstein, or the Vampire’s Victim, 76

Freud, Sigmund, 47

Freund, Karl, 80

Friday Night, 52

Friedkin, William, 87

Fulton Theatre, Pittsburgh, 67

funeral practices, 83–84

Fuseli, Henry, 60

G

Galeen, Henrik, 56

Gaule, John, 171

Gein, Ed, 21, 22–23, 26, 30, 31–33, 39, 41–42

George III, King of England, 53

Georgetown University Hospital, 88

Gerard, Emily, 51

germanium, 163

Get Out, 98–103

critical and box office success of, 98

hypnosis, effectiveness of

and crime convictions, 102

hypnosis, defined, 99–100

hypnotherapy, 100–101

for memory recall, 101–102

stage hypnotists, 100, 101