Vampires: Encounters With the Undead

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Summary of Vampires: Encounters With the Undead

Everyone knows that vampires live forever-and our fascination with vampires seems equally durable. This big, beautiful compilation of vampire tales features two centuries of spine-tingling writing, ranging from John Polidori to Robert Bloch. Put on your cape, light your candelabra and experience works by Alexis Tolstoy, Bram Stoker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rosemary Ann Guiley, Henry Kuttner, Cornell Woolrich and dozens more. There's even an interview with a contemporary, self-confessed blood-drinker.

Every page of VAMPIRES features a column of running commentary by the editor, expanding upon the stories and exploring the evolution of the vampire mystique in folklore, literature and popular culture. Some 200 beautifully rendered black-and-white images, ranging from vintage engravings to film posters and popular artifacts, make this book a true Vampire's Feast!

Skal, David J. Books

• Literature & Fiction > Authors, A-Z > ( S )
• Genre Fiction > Horror > General
• Vampires
• Contemporary
• World Literature > Mythology > Folklore
• Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Folklore & Mythology
• General
• Religion & Spirituality > Occult > Supernatural
• Reference > Foreign Languages > General