In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the blood thirsty predator.ĭeath and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead.

This third edition includes a wealth of current events, including the Twilight phenomenon.īook Synopsis The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. About the Book From Vlad the Impaler and Barnabas Collins to Dracula and Lestat, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays, a vampire chronology, and 60 pages of vampire resources.

The Vampire Book by J. Gordon Melton