| Description |
xvi, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The sons and daughters of Lilith -- Mythic vampires -- A gallery of classic vampires -- Vampires and werewolves -- The blood cults -- The demon-riddled hysteria of the Middle Ages -- Satanic sacrifice -- Chupacabras : a bizarre vampiric monster -- Vampiric and cannibalistic murderers -- Real vampires enter the contemporary era -- Clinical vampirism -- The vampire community -- Paranormal researchers meet the vampires of San Francisco -- The vampire ghost of Guadalajara -- Ghosts that bite -- Vampire gangs -- Be cautious if you boast you are a vampire -- Killing a vampire in the 21st century -- Bizarre strangers in the night -- The mysterious lady in black -- A vampiric demon conjured by the occult stole his wife -- Haunted by a dybbuk -- The secondhand sofa came with the spirit of a vampire -- Vampires from UFOs -- Black-eyed beings -- The shadow people -- Multidimensional mimics. |
| Indexed In: |
School Library Journal, April 2010 |
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Library Journal, March 2010 |
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Library Media Connection, March 2010 |
| Summary |
The author, a paranormal researcher, dispels myths and confirms truths about real-life vampires, retells classic tales about Vlad the Impaler, Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac Killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, and others; and features interviews with vampires. |
| Audience |
Adult Follett Library Resources |
| Subject |
Vampires.
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| ISBN |
1578592550 |
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