The Vampire Almanac: The Complete History
The Vampire Almanac: The Complete History
Editor/Author
Melton, J. Gordon
Publication Year: 2022
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-57-859763-5
Category: Mythology & Folklore
Image Count:
301
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Showing how vampire-like creatures organically formed in virtually every part of the world, The Vampire Almanac: The Complete History examines the historic, societal, and psychological role the vampire has played - and continues to play - in understanding death, man's deepest desires, and human pathologies.
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Table of Contents
- Photo Sources
- Introduction
- The Vampire Way
- Origins of the Vampire
- Appearance of the Vampire
- Characteristics of the Vampire
- Crucifix
- Destroying the Vampire
- Dust
- Fangs
- Garlic
- Mirrors
- Protection against Vampires
- Psychic Vampirism
- Suicide
- Vision
- History
- Approaching the Vampire
- Real Vampires
- Christianity and Vampires
- Vampires through the Centuries
- Studying the Vampire
- Scholarly Perspectives of the Vampire
- Explanations of Vampirism
- Vampire Crime
- Political/Economic Vampires
- Sexuality and the Vampire
- Homosexuality and the Vampire
- Lesbian Vampires
- The Scholars
- Scholarly Organizations
- Vampires around the World
- Vampires! They’re Everywhere!
- The Americas
- Asia and Oceana
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Middle East and Africa
- Western and Northern Europe
- Dracula
- From Rural Transylvania to Ruler of the World’s Vampires
- Dracula the Legend
- Dracula the Novel
- Dracula’s Friends and Enemies (the Major Characters)
- Dracula’s Habitats
- The Vampire Onstage
- Introducting the Dramatic Vampire
- Balderston, John Lloyd
- Deane, Hamilton
- Dracula; or, The Un-Dead: A Play in Prologue and Five Acts
- Dracula: The Vampire Play in Three Acts
- Dumas, Alexandre
- Kelly, Tim
- Nodier, Charles
- Planché, James Robinson
- The Literary Vampire
- From Minor Poetic Concern to Fictional Hero and Heroine
- Banks, L. A.
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Bunnicula
- Byron, Lord George Gordon
- Carmilla
- Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
- Gautier, Théophile
- Good-Guy Vampires
- Holmes, Sherlock
- Juvenile and Young Adult Literature
- Keats, John
- Le Fanu, Sheridan
- Lee, Tanith
- Matheson, Richard
- Paranormal Romance Literature
- Poetry, Vampires in
- Polidori, John
- Ruthven, Lord
- Rymer, James Malcolm
- Saberhagen, Fred
- Saint Germain
- Science Fiction, Vampires in
- Southey, Robert
- Tolstoy, Alexey Konstantinovitch
- Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
- Wolf, Leonard
- Modern Authors of the Vampire World
- Adrian, Lara
- Arthur, Keri
- Ashley, Amanda
- Bangs, Nina
- Bergstrom, Elaine
- Brewer, Zac (Heather)
- Caine, Rachel
- Cast, Kristin, and P(hyllis) C(hristine)
- Collins, Nancy A.
- Davidson, MaryJanice
- Elrod, P. N.
- Feehan, Christine
- Forrest, Bella
- Hamilton, Laurell K(aye)
- Harkness, Deborah
- Harris, Charlaine
- Harrison, Kim
- Holder, Nancy
- Huff, Tanya
- Jungman, Ann
- Kalogridis, Jeanne
- Kenyon, Sherrilyn
- Kikuchi, Hideyuki
- King, Stephen
- Lumley, Brian
- Mead, Richelle
- Miller, Linda Lael
- Neill, Chloe
- Newman, Kim
- Niles, Steve
- Pike, Christopher
- Pozzessere, Heather Graham
- Sands, Lynsay
- Shan, Darren
- Smith, L(isa) J(ane)
- Sommer-Bodenburg, Angela
- Somtow, S. P.
- Tan, Cecilia
- Ward, J. R.
- Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
- Dracula in the Cinema
- Dracula on the Silver Screen
- Actors
- Movies
- Other Cinematic Vampires
- African American Vampire Films
- Bara, Theda
- Blacula
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie)
- Chaney, Alonso “Lon”
- Cushing, Peter
- Dark Shadows (movie)
- Dreyer, Carl Theodore
- From Dusk till Dawn
- Hammer Films
- Hotel Transylvania
- London after Midnight
- Mexican and Latin American Films
- Rollin, Jean
- Schreck, Max
- Twenty-first Century Films
- Underworld
- Universal Pictures
- Vampyr
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Yorga, Count
- Vampire Book-to-Film Adaptations
- The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- The Vampire on TV
- Being Human
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Television Series
- Bunnicula
- Count von Count
- Dark Shadows
- Forever Knight
- Lost Girl
- Midnight, Texas
- The Munsters
- NOS4A2
- Penny Dreadful
- The Strain
- True Blood
- Vampira
- The Vampire Diaries / The Originals / Legacies
- Vampirina
- Young Dracula
- Vampires in Pop Culture
- Atlanta Vampire Alliance
- Baron Blood
- Batman
- Belanger, Michelle
- Blade the Vampire Slayer
- Chapman, Erin
- Comic Books
- Dracula (Marvel Comics character)
- The Dracula Society (UK)
- Duckula, Count
- Frost, Deacon
- Games
- Glut, Donald Frank
- Hogg, Anthony John
- The Hollywood Vampires
- Humor
- Jacula
- Morbius
- New Orleans
- Preacher
- Ravenloft
- Riccardo, Martin V.
- Sebastian, Father
- The Tomb of Dracula
- Vamp
- Vampire Fandom
- Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
- Vampire: The Masquerade
- Vampire Weekend (rock band)
- Vampirella
- Vampires Everywhere! (rock band)
- Wolfman, Marv
- Youngson, Jeanne Keyes
- Further Reading