Vampires: Encounters with the Undead

Description

The biggest book on vampires ever published! Both fictional and factual accounts reveal the eerie and fascinating world of the undead. Noted vampire authority and author David J. Skal adds a running commentary on the evolution of the vampire mystique in folklore, literature & popular culture. Over 600 pages reveal bloodcurdling vampire tales, ranging from literary classics to pulp magazine serials to actual historical accounts. One column of every page is devoted to a running narrative covering the history, appeal and cultural significance of vampires - making it a veritable encyclopedia as well as an anthology. The Historical Evidence: "There are such things!"; Russian & Romanian Sources; Romantic & Victorian Vampires; Dracula, in fact and fiction; Vampires in the Twentieth Century; Postmodern Vampires; Fully illustrated with more than 200 images ranging from vintage engravings to film posters and popular artifacts. Packaged as a complementary volume to the same publisher's highly successful Ghosts (Hans Holzer; ISBN 1-884822-64-9; 100,000 copies sold!)

David J. Skal's many books include Hollywood Gothic, The Monster Show, Screams of Reason, and, with Elias Savada, Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning. With Nina Auerbach, he is co-editor of the Norton Critical Edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula. He lives in Glendale, California.