The vampire almanac : the complete history

Summary: "A complete guide to vampire lore, literature, and media from the myths and legends of the world to the true story of Vlad the Impaler, and from the early literature of Varney the Vampire and Bram Stoker's Dracula to the modern movies and television series of the 20th and 21st centuries such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Twilight series of films, The Vampire Almanac is a richly illustrated tome covering history, pop culture, and serious vampire scholarship"--

Item details

ISBN: 9781578597192
ISBN: 1578597196
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ISBN: 1578597633
ISBN: 9781578597543
Physical Description: print
xxi, 714 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Detroit : Visible Ink Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The vampire way -- History -- Studying the vampire -- Vampires around the world -- Dracula -- The vampire onstage -- The literary vampire -- Modern authors of the vampire world -- Dracula in the cinema -- Other cinematic vampires -- Vampire book-to-film adaptations -- The vampire on TV -- Vampires in pop culture.