Vampires: Encounters With the Undead
 

Vampires: Encounters With the Undead

by David J. Skal

The most wide-ranging collection of vampire tales ever features two centuries of spine-tingling writing, from John Polidori to Robert Block, Alexis Tolstoy to Bram Stoker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Henry Kuttner. Every page of Vampires features a column of commentary by the editor, expanding upon the stories and exploring the evolution of the vampire mystique in folklore, literature, and... (read more)

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  • Ashley Nicole
    • Rated 0 stars

    This book was rather good and was filled with rather interesting information but is hard to read because of all the footnotes at the sides that I want to read instead of the story - which are sometimes the better of the two!

    Ashley Nicole wrote this review Wednesday, December 19 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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