This book is about poison and poisonings; it explores the facts, fears and fictions that surround this fascinating topic. Poisons attract attention because they are both dangerous and hard to discover. Secretive and invisible, they are a challenging object of representation. How do science studies, literature, and especially film¿the medium of the visible¿explain and show what is hidden? How can we deal with uncertainties emerging from the ambivalence of dangerous substances? These considerations lead the editors of this volume to the notion of ¿precarious identities¿ as a key discursive marker of poisons and related substances. This book is unique in facilitating a multi-faceted conversation between disciplines.