Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus
Wednesday 01 August, 2012
7pm, $?
The Strand — 828 Broadway
Husband and wife team, cultural critic Bill Wasik and medical expert Monica Murphy talk about the history and fear of rabies in their new book, Rabid. You’ll learn things you never knew – like how the fear generated by this disease created some of fictional monsters that have become fixtures in horror world: werewolves, vampires and zombies.
Bill Wasik is a senior editor at Wired and was formerly a senior editor at Harper’s. He writes on culture, media, and politics.
Monica Murphy holds degrees in both public health and veterinary medicine.
Bill Wasik is a senior editor at Wired and was formerly a senior editor at Harper’s. He writes on culture, media, and politics.
Monica Murphy holds degrees in both public health and veterinary medicine.