That's One Cross Vamp
That's One Cross Vamp

Author: Bailey Bradford

Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1786514621

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Death, taxes and vampires—the three certainties in Erin's life. Erin Meyers knows all about the existence of vampires. He's the guy who helped his twin brother Andrew find true love with the kilt-wearing Radney. Erin's used sex as a way to run from his emotions for a long time. It's become a habit that he's finally caught on to, and he's growing tired of it. In fact, he's growing tired too easily in general. A doctor's visit leaves him fearing for his life. When he encounters a friendly vamp he knows out at the club, Erin breaks his no-vamps rule and takes Jude home with him. Together, they burn up the sheets, and Erin finds himself willing to spend more than one night with Jude. Soon, a relationship blooms, but the bad news Erin gets might put an end to any dreams he had for the future.

Not Your Mother's Vampire
Not Your Mother's Vampire

Author: Deborah Wilson Overstreet

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2006-08-15

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1461670144

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Not Your Mother's Vampire analyzes twenty current young adult vampire novels and also addresses Buffy the Vampire Slayer-all vampire representations aimed at younger audiences. The book's structure includes an overview of vampire scholarship, an analysis of vampire characters (featuring an exploration of vampire conventions and vampires and sexuality), an analysis of human characters (featuring an exploration of those humans who fight vampires and those who date vampires), and an analysis of the vampire characters from the Buffyverse.

How to Kill a Vampire
How to Kill a Vampire

Author: Liisa Ladouceur

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1770904301

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A fascinating investigation of what strikes fear in an immortal’s heart Vampires exist. And in every culture with a legend about bloodsuckers that rise from the grave to prey upon the living, there are rules and rituals for how to destroy them. How to Kill a Vampire is the first book to focus specifically on all known ways to prevent vampirism, protect oneself against attacks, and ultimately how to destroy the undead, as documented in folklore as well as horror film, TV, and books. Covering everything from obscure legends to contemporary blockbusters, Ladouceur’s unique approach to vampires traces the evolution of how to kill the fictional creatures and celebrates the most important slayers. In exploring how and why we create these monsters and the increasingly complex ways in which we destroy them, the book not only serves as a handy guide to the history and modern role of the vampire, it reveals much about the changing nature of human fears.

The Vampire Archives
The Vampire Archives

Author: Otto Penzler

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Published: 2009-09-29

Total Pages: 1058

ISBN-13: 0307473899

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The Vampire Archives is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories, as well as the most comprehensive bibliography of vampire fiction ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there’s no escape. Vampires! Whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice, they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now Otto Penzler—editor of the bestselling Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps—has compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever. With over eighty stories, including the works of Stephen King and D. H. Lawrence, alongside Lord Byron and Tanith Lee, not to mention Edgar Allan Poe and Harlan Ellison, The Vampire Archives will drive a stake through the heart of any other collection out there. Other contributors include: Arthur Conan Doyle • Ray Bradbury • Ambrose Bierce • H. P. Lovecraft • Harlan Ellison • Roger Zelazny • Robert Bloch • Clive Barker

Vampire In Europe
Vampire In Europe

Author: Summers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-28

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 1136202684

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First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Vampire War (urban fantasy)
The Vampire War (urban fantasy)

Author: T.L. Cerepaka

Publisher: Annulus Publishing

Published: 2018-05-12

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13:

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Off to war. Today was supposed to be my day off from training, but when a group of vampires attack me on my way home from church, I'm forced to defend myself. Without my silver sword, that is. Luckily, an amazingly handsome sorcerer comes to my rescue, only to inform me of an impending war brewing between sorcerers and vampires. He says someone is trying to provoke both sides into war, a war neither side will win, and that he needs my help to stop it. I'd love to, but I soon discover that whoever is trying to start this war doesn't just want to start a war, but also wants me on their side. Now I have to not only stop this war before it destroys both sorcerers and vampires alike, but also keep myself from being seduced by the dark side. And that, of course, is far easier said than done. KEYWORDS: urban fantasy vampire, urban fantasy witch, wizard, urban fantasy mysteries, urban fantasy christian, urban fantasy sword, urban fantasy action, urban fantasy vampires, urban fantasy mage, urban fantasy sorcerer, christian urban fantasy, christian fantasy

The Changing Vampire of Film and Television
The Changing Vampire of Film and Television

Author: Tim Kane

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-01-09

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1476609047

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Vampires have been a fixture of film since Bela Lugosi brought Bram Stoker's Dracula to life on the big screen in 1931. Over the decades the genre has been far from static, as vampire narratives changed and evolved with the appetites of their viewing public. First depicted as formally dressed villains, vampires would later be portrayed as supernatural beings with some human characteristics, and still later as sympathetic figures. Focusing on 19 representative films and television productions, this critical study tracks the evolutionary changes of the screen vampire. It explores the factors that cause a genre to change and examines the alternating cycles of audience expectation. The author identifies three distinct modes of depiction: the Malignant Cycle (1931-1948), comprised primarily of the Universal films; the Erotic Cycle (1957-1985), which encompasses Hammer films and popular television shows such as Dark Shadows; and the Sympathetic Cycle (1987-present) including recent offerings such as The Lost Boys, Interview with the Vampire and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Each film is evaluated in seven key areas including the act of the vampire biting the victim; process of the victim's infection; physical appearance and demeanor of the vampire and the vampire expert; and the eventual destruction of the vampire. Appendices include a complete filmography of the films examined. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Vampire Hunter D Volume 11: Pale Fallen Angel Parts 1 & 2
Vampire Hunter D Volume 11: Pale Fallen Angel Parts 1 & 2

Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2012-10-09

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 1621154971

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Pale Fallen Angels Parts One and Two, the first two novels of Hideyuki Kikuchi's groundbreaking epic four-part Vampire Hunter D tale, are presented here in one affordable omnibus collection! Krauhasen: A mysterious land under the control of Lord Vlad Balarge, a member of the vampire Nobility. When Lord Vlad's son, Baron Byron Balarge, needs to make a long and treacherous journey to faraway Krauhasen, he commissions the help of the infamous Vampire Hunter D, promising a princely sum and a solemn vow-no feasting on any humans for the duration of their journey! Still, D finds his work cut out for him as the duo encounters an ongoing parade of thugs, rogues, and runaways, all with riot and revenge in mind. The pair are joined by the teenage tumbling act, May and Hugh, and the haughty Noblewoman Miska, recently spared death by the stake. But when D discovers the Baron's plans to murder Lord Vlad, he quickly finds his own life in danger.