The Vampire : A Casebook – Alan Dundes
Vampires are the most fearsome and fascinating of all creatures of folklore. For the first time, detailed accounts of the vampire and how its tradition…
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Slayers and Their Vampires : A Cultural History of Killing the Dead – Bruce McClelland
The first book to explore the origins of the vampire slayer “A fascinating comparison of the original vampire myths to their later literary transformations.” ―Adam…
Dracula’s Guest- A Connoisseurs Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories – Michael Sims
Before Twilight and True Blood, even before Buffy and Anne Rice and Bela Lugosi, vampires haunted the nineteenth century, when brilliant writers everywhere indulged their…
Vampires, Burial, and Death Folklore and Reality – Paul Barber
In this engrossing book, Paul Barber surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers the first scientific explanation for the origins of the vampire legends.…
The Vampire His Kith and Kin – Montague Summers
“The Vampire – His Kith and Kin” is a 1928 work by English clergyman and author Montague Summers. Within it, Summers discusses the vampire phenomena…
Dracula : An International Perspective – Marius-Mircea Crișan
This volume analyses the role of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and its sequels in the evolution of the Gothic. As well as the transformation of the…
Infamous Lady : The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory – Kimberly L. Craft
This biography explores the life of the 16th-century “Blood Countess” of Hungary, Erzsébet Báthory. Reputed to be both a vampire and the world’s worst female…
Vampires : The Myths, Legends, and Lore – Aubrey Sherman
A thrilling treasury of vampire lore! Since the seventeenth century, people have been frightened, mesmerized, and fascinated by the terrifying tales of vampires. In this…
Vlad the Impaler: A Captivating Guide to How Vlad III Dracula Became One of the Most Crucial Rulers of Wallachia and His Impact on the History of Romania
If you want to discover the captivating history of Vlad the Impaler, then keep reading… The Balkans were the home of both the vampiric stories…