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  FILM

  Beowulf. Director’s Cut. Hollywood: Paramount, 2007 (DVD 2008). Dead of Night. Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. 1945.

  TELEVISION

  Neverwhere. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996 (DVD AandE Television Networks, 2003).

  The Simpsons. Season 11. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1999-2000 (DVD 2008).

  INDEX

  A Abel 57, 61, 62, 96, 127-128, 138, 178, 180, 183

  Adams, Douglas 11, 18, 20, 81—88 , 90,91—93, 162, 170, 245, 252, 258, 263, Æsir (see also Gods, Norse) 94, 106

  Alice (see also Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass) 184, 195, 208, 210, 214 angels (see also Islington, the Angel) 50, 53—55, 58, 85-86, 97-98, 102, 107, 152, 153, 177, 187—189, 196, 216-217, 226, 230, 262

  Anansi (see Nancy, Mr.) 97, 106-107

  Anglo-Saxon 22-23, 27-30, 33, 103, 144-145

  Anubis (see also Death, Gods of ) 173, 175, 227

  Apocalypse 162, 164-165, 225

  appetite (see also cannibalism and consumption) 23, 142, 144-156, 161, 164, 166-167, 232-233

  Armageddon (see Apocalypse) 250

  Artemis (see also Diana) 128, 165, 225

  Asgard 83, 101, 189, 248

  Avary, Roger 13, 16, 26, 27-28, 30-33, 103, 108

  Azrael (see also Death, Gods of ) 50

  B Babylon (see myth, Babylonian) 100, 108, 173, 225 Babylon 5 (TV Show) 18, 64—71, 74, 77-79 Bast 170, 190

  Batman (comic series) 18, 64-68, 71-75, 78, 241 Batman (character) 64-66, 71-74, 78-79, 134, 252 Beowulf (character) 16, 24, 25-33, 104, 108 Beowulf (poem) 16-17, 21-33, 104, 152, 168, 207 Beowulf (film) see under Gaiman, (works of ) Berúthiel, Queen 155-157

  Bible, The 35, 53, 55, 58, 166

  Bilquis 150-55

  blood 26, 59-60, 94, 105-106, 111-114, 130, 152, 155-156, 159, 165-166, 228-9 Bustamonte, Mrs. 135, 167

  C Cain 57, 61, 62, 96, 127, 128, 131, 152, 178, 180, 183

  Campbell, Helena 186, 209

  Campbell, Joseph 64, 78, 157, 173, 176, 215, 217,

  The Hero with a Thousand Faces 173, 209, 216, 221,222, 260 cannibalism 56, 113, 143, 147-148, 151-155, 157-159, 187, 224

  Chaos and Order (or Brute and Glob) 97, 107, 178, 224

  Chesterton, C.K. 49, 63, 81, 261

  Christian/Christianity (see also myth, Judeo-Christian and Gods, JudeoChristian) 29-31, 33, 36-37, 42-43, 46, 50, 53, 55, 57, 62, 91, 145-146, 177, 186, 219, 225-226, 230-231, 248

  Coats, Graham 182-183

  Constantine, John 104, 205, 248

  consumption (acts of ) 104, 113, 138, 143, 147-159, 161, 167, 178, 195, 201-202, 212, 232-233

  Coraline 13, 15, 156-159, 170, 181, 183-184, 187, 195-196, 209-212, 221-2, 264 Croup and Vandemar 178

  Mr. Croup 196, 216

  Cthulhu (see also Lovecraft, H.P.) 98, 107, 201-202

  Cynthia (see also Goddess, Moon and Goddess, Triple) 127-129, 131, 248, Czernobog 179, 200-203

  D D.C. Comics & mythology 72, 86, 99, 226

  Dee, John 85, 86, 90, 129-130, 220

  Dent, Arthur 82, 84, 86-90

  Doppelgänger 181-182

  death (act of, symbolism of ) 15-16, 37, 40, 43-44, 49-51, 53, 56-62, 65, 72-73, 89, 111-116, 118, 126, 132, 145, 149-150, 153, 161-165, 174-175, 177, 180, 182, 213, 225, 228-233

  Death, Gods of 12, 13, 44, 50-52

  Death (of the Endless) 12, 15, 17, 51-52, 54-56, 61, 95, 96, 98, 104, 106, 107, 129, 145, 173-179, 217, 230

  Delirium/Delight (of the Endless) 98, 100, 105, 177, 217, 219

  Demeter (see also Goddess) 97, 224

  Demon 26, 54, 55, 150-151

  Desire (of the Endless) 98, 105, 108, 176, 217, 219-220

  Despair (of the Endless) 98, 105, 108, 176, 184, 217

  Destiny (of the Endless) 85, 86, 98, 129-130, 138-139, 177, 217, 219 Destruction (of the Endless) 98, 100, 177, 182, 217, 225

  Devil, the (see also Lucifer) 108, 146, 177, 230, 250

  Diana (see also Artemis and Goddess, Moon) 125, 128,

  Doctor Destiny (see John Dee) 85, 86, 129, 180, 220

  Doctor Who 16-19, 64-68, 71, 74-80, 84, 252

  Dogknife, Lord 155, 187, 189

  Door, Lady 84, 89, 136, 184, 189, 214, 216, 217

  Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 203, 234

  Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 203, 234

  108, 128-132, 155, 165, 174-184, 217-220, 225-227, 247-248,

  Dreaming, the 89, 101, 105, 107, 108, 128, 131, 132, 165, 166, 174, 178, 182, 218, 219, 220,

  Dreamstone, the 85, 98, 220

  Dunwiddy, Mrs. 135, 166-167

  E Eden, Garden of 57, 60, 97, 153, 211, 230

  Elves 83, 99, 139

  Elves 83, 99, 139

  130, 137, 173-174, 177, 185, 217, 219-220, 248

  Ereschigal (see also Hecate) 131, 138

  Eve 49, 55-62, 127, 131-133, 146, 174, 177, 180

  Daughter of 61, 146

  Sin of 40, 42, 58

  F Faerie/Faërie 83, 99,159-160, 180, 211, 219, fairy/fairies 83, 92, 99-100, 142, 183, 184

  fairy/fairies 83, 92, 99-100, 142, 183, 184

  160, 179, 194, 199, 254

  Fates, the 61, 107,125-127, 129, 132, 135, 137, 150, 174, 236,

  Foxglove and Hazel 131, 133, 138, 165-166

  Frazer, James 126

  Future Shocks 240, 242-246, 251

  Furies, the (see also Fates, the) 125-126, 130, 132, 137, 139, 155, 165, 174, 182 Fury, the 130

  Fury, Nick (also Sir Nicholas Fury) 250-251

  G Gaia 224, 227, 236

  Gaiman, Neil (author) 11-19, 21, 26-27, 31, 35, 38-39, 43, 49, 81, 91-92, 133, 198, 242, 249

  Gaiman, Neil (works of )

  “A Parliament of Rooks” 174

  American Gods 1, 13-15, 46, 64-65, 94-97, 101-108, 133-135, 141, 150, 174-175, 179, 182-183, 188, 192, 194, 200, 203, 206, 223, 227- 228, 236-237, 257,

  Anansi Boys 1, 13, 94-95, 104, 106-107, 135, 166, 174, 182-3, 192, 200 “A Study in Emerald” 16, 233-234

  “Bay Wolf ” 27-28, 207

  Beowulf 1, 13, 16, 26-29, 31, 103-104, 108

  Blueberry Girl 136, 139

  Books of Magic, The 98, 134, 136, 184, 205, 253

  Mr. Punch: The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy 183, 240, 249, 251 Coraline 1, 13, 15, 181, 184, 187, 195, 196, 209

  Death: the High Cost of Living 104, 174, 175

  “The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch” 191 “The Doctor’s Wife” 16, 65, 68, 74, 76-78, 252

  DON’T PANIC: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 82-83, 92

  Endless Nights 182

  “Feeders and Eaters” 147, 150

  “Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire” 204

  Fragile Things 84

  “Instructio
ns” 84, 142, 156

  Good Omens 97, 158, 162, 164, 177, 179, 187-188

  “Goliath” 198, 233, 235-236

  Graveyard Book, The 1, 13, 15, 17, 35-36, 43, 45-46, 50-51, 161, 179, 184, 188, 192, 195

  “I Cthulhu” 201

  “It’s Only the End of the World Again” 193, 201-202

  “Keepsakes and Treasures” 148, 190

  Interworld 82, 88, 91, 155, 187-189, 194, 196

  “Locks” 110, 118, 120-123

  Marvel 1602 240, 250-252

  MirrorMask 178, 181, 186-187, 194-195

  Neverwhere 82, 84, 94-95, 97, 101, 133, 136, 139, 178, 181-182, 184, 187-189, 191, 194, 196, 213-215

  Odd and the Frost Giants, 182, 189

  “The Problem of Susan” 17, 35-36, 38-40, 43, 256

  “Ramadan” 184

  Sandman, TheSandman, The 86, 94-102, 104-107, 127-133, 135-138, 165, 170, 173, 175-178, 180, 182, 200, 217-221, 225, 227, 230, 246-248, 251-253, 256 A Game of You 84, 89, 92, 100-101, 130, 133, 138, 165, 179, 183 Brief Lives 100, 108, 183, 225

  The Doll’s House 105, 129, 137,139, 178-179

  Dream Country 107-108, 130

  The Dream Hunters 133, 139

  Fables and Reflections 98, 107, 153, 180, 248, 253

  The Kindly Ones 56, 94, 130, 132, 139, 155-156, 159, 165, 175, 226 Preludes and Nocturnes 54, 73, 85, 104, 174

  Season of Mists 54, 60, 96-97, 99, 130-131, 178, 225-226

  The Wake 14, 72-73, 97, 100, 131, 133, 226

  “Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar” 201-202

  Smoke and Mirrors 27, 114, 179, 194, 197, 207,

  “Snow, Glass, Apples” 110-111, 116, 122-123, 154, 165, 167, 179 StardustStardust 193, 195-196, 219

  “The White Road” 110, 115, 117, 122

  Wolves in the Walls 184

  Gardner, Gerald 143-144, 163

  Genesis, Book of 57, 62, 186, 226, 230,

  Gimbutas, Marija 126-127, 145, 149-150

  Goddess (see also Goddess, Moon and Goddess, Triple) 18, 50, 100, 107, 125, 127, 135-136, 145, 149-150, 157, 165-166, 170, 189, 224-225, 230, 236 Goddess, Moon 125, 127-131, 150, 165-167, 225, 248

  Goddess, Triple (see also Maiden-Mother-Crone) 18, 125-128, 130-139, 145, 150, 158

  Gods, Elder (see also Lovecraft H.P.) 98, 201-203, 234-236, 253

  Gods, Greek 50, 96-98, 105, 107, 125-126, 129, 137-139, 165, 175, 180, 182, 223-224, 227, 231, 236

 

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