Bibliograph

The vampire almanac, the complete history, J. Gordon Melton

Type

Label

The vampire almanac, the complete history, J. Gordon Melton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The vampire almanac

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1235869993

Responsibility statement

J. Gordon Melton

Sub title

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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

Classification