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Vampires: Encounters With the Undead | 
 enlarge | Creator: David J. Skal
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 149148
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.9 x 2
ISBN: 1579122094
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.21
UPC: 768821220945
EAN: 9781579122096
ASIN: 1579122094
Publication Date: October 1, 2001
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Condition: Brand new. SOFTCOVER. Slight damage to front cover.
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Product Description
More than 600 pages of bloodcurdling vampire tales, ranging from literary classics to pulp magazine serials to actual historical accounts, pack this luscious volume featuring commentary by noted vampire authority David J. Skal. 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!
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the only thing missing is the rest of dracula... November 9, 2004
i recommend this book highly to anyone who has an interest in vampires. not only does it contain stories from classic gothic styling to present, the side bars provide very interesting information about vampires in general and the background of the stories and authors. this is like getting a well resarched "the vampire book" and a compilation of the greatest vampire stories ever written. aslo contains complete listing of vampire literature and cinema with author, year of publish or cinematic release. get this book. for the size and quality of the contents, the under $30 pricetag is well worth it.
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