Want a good scare? Try reading about severed heads that blink, killer viruses that eat their human host, and real-life werewolves (just for starters)! Scared yet? That's okay - feeling scared is natural and useful. Want to know more about these and other fears? Pick up this one-of-a-kind book, an illustrated investigation into all the stuff that's frightened us out of our wits for centuries and the gruesome, gory, gut-churning science behind it. What makes our skin crawl and our spines tingle? Why do we shiver? Why do scary movies make us scream? Uncover the truth behind such scaremongers as King Kong, UFOs, vampires, mummies, ghosts, haunted houses, and many more. First-person and historical accounts and expert scientific opinions make this the ideal book for both sceptics and believers - and anyone who loves a good old-fashioned scare. The comic-book style panels and bite-sized freaky facts mean that you can gorge on or just nibble little bits of scary stuff. Ages 9-12 AUTHOR: Jeremy Kaposy was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He grew up the youngest of four boys, and all of his brothers were giants. They were certainly the first monsters that Jeremy was ever afraid of. As a youngster, he drew his own comic books. They starred some freakish characters such as a boy with a nose for a head, called "Nostril-Boy." Jeremy continues to draw comics to this very day, and that led to his experience drawing the monster-filled Are You Afraid Yet? The Science Behind Scary Stuff for Kids Can Press. Colour illustrations