Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

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.