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Secluded from view by nine-meter-high walls and composed of 980 buildings, the Forbidden City in Beijing is the largest imperial palace ever built in the world. Three majestic structures form its center and host the city's ceremonies, each of which is considered an architectural masterpiece. In 1406, construction of the Forbidden City was launched at the initiative of one of China's most powerful sovereigns and founder of the Ming dynasty: Yongle. Endowed with divine power, the construction has already resisted more than 200 earthquakes.

Are there really such things as vampires, demons, zombies, witches, and werewolves? Anthony Head—better known as Buffy’s Watcher Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer—travels the world, talking to experts and eyewitnesses, while terrifying true stories are brought to life through startling dramatic reconstructions.