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Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead

ISBN: 157859071X
SHORT DESCRIPTION: "Re-staking" its claim as the most complete and authoritative source on the subject, this fully revised, expanded edition of "The Vampire Book" features more facts, more photos (including a color insert) and new features that are certain to quench...

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Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead
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J. Gordon Melton has the credentials: he's a religious historian, author of 25 books about religion and vampires, president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula (founded in Bucharest, Romania), and chairman of the committee that put on Dracula '97: A Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles. The Vampire Book is meticulously researched and well organized. Included are an article on the cultural history of the vampire; a historical timeline; addresses of vampire societies all over the world; a 55-page filmography; vampires in plays, opera, and ballet; a 13-page list of vampire novels; and an extensive index. The A to Z entries, each with a short bibliography, include vampire lore in more than 30 different geographic regions and a comprehensive "who's who," and cover topics ranging from fingernails to sexuality, the Camarilla to Szekelys.

Midwest Book Review
The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead covers the historical, literary, mythological, biographical and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing subjects. Here from A-Z are definitions of terms, descriptions of places and biographies of famous vampires (both fictional and allegedly real) the actors who have portrayed them and the authors who have immortalized them. Readers will be further spellbound by descriptions of vampire appearances in different cultures and other topics (like sexuality) associated with vampires. Many of The Vampire Book's 120 illustrations are rare, never-before-published images from the file of the Vampire Studies society. A Map of Vampire Country depicts major sites associated with Dracula in Roumania. Three separate chronologies present the development of the vampire myth in history, in novels and through cinema.

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Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead
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The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead

FROM OUR EDITORS

Grab a fistful of garlic as you enter the dark world of the original pain in the neck--the vampire! In this fully revised and "revamped" edition of the bestselling encyclopedia, Melton examines our fascination with the undead inside and out--from cults and personalities to movies and literature. Plus, he digs even deeper into the lore, myths, and reported realities of vampires from around the world. Includes never-before-published photos sure to satisfy the most diehard of fans. Color and black-and-white photos, more than 200 in all. 100 new entries include the popular Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer; the Dracula '97 Centennial Celebration; The Vampire Chronicles; The X-Files; more.

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"Re-staking" its claim as the most complete and authoritative source on the subject, this fully revised, expanded edition of "The Vampire Book" features more facts, more photos (including a color insert) and new features that are certain to quench the thirst of even the most die-hard fan of the undead. 200 photos.

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