The Curse of the Undead - Selected Vampire Books and Legends
The Curse of the Undead - Selected Vampire Books and Legends

Author: Henry Kuttner

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 2804

ISBN-13:

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The Vampires prowl through the dark nights - hunting and baying for blood. And when they smell the human flesh nothing can stop them from transforming into mysterious, menacing and frightening creatures. Reawaken the fear, the dread and the obsession with the creatures of the night through the stories of the gruesome hunt and the hunted with this meticulously edited collection of the greatest vampire classics of all time:_x000D_ The Vampyre (John William Polidori)_x000D_ Dracula (Bram Stoker)_x000D_ Dracula's Guest (Bram Stoker)_x000D_ Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier)_x000D_ Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)_x000D_ Vikram and the Vampire (Sir Richard Francis Burton)_x000D_ The Vampire (Jan Neruda) _x000D_ Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (Thomas PeckettPrest and James Malcolm Rymer)_x000D_ The Vampire of Croglin Grange (Augustus Hare)_x000D_ Aylmer Vance and the Vampire (Alice and Claude Askew)_x000D_ The Vampire Maid (Hume Nisbet) _x000D_ The Room in the Tower (E. F. Benson)_x000D_ Mrs.Amworth (E. F. Benson)_x000D_ Vampires and Vampirism (Dudley Wright)_x000D_ I, the Vampire (Henry Kuttner)_x000D_ The House of the Vampire (George Sylvester Viereck)_x000D_ Vampires of Venus (Anthony Pelcher)_x000D_ Doom of the House of Duryea (Earl Peirce)_x000D_ Isle of the Undead (Lloyd Arthur Eshbach)_x000D_ Four Wooden Stakes (Victor Rowan) _x000D_ Each Man Kills (Victoria Glad)

Dracula
Dracula

Author: Jonathan Green

Publisher: Snowbooks Adventure Gamebooks

Published: 2021-10-04

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 9781913525019

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1897 In the wolf-haunted Carpathian Mountains, a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, travels to an isolated castle to assist a mysterious Count with purchasing a number of properties in England. But what he witnesses there drives him to the edge of madness... Meanwhile, in Whitby, Harker's fiancée, Mina Murray, visits her dear friend Lucy Westenra. But during her stay, Lucy is attacked and becomes seriously ill... In London, Lucy's suitor and physician, Dr John Seward, becomes preoccupied with the case of a certain Mr Renfield, an inmate at his lunatic asylum, who seeks to collect lives for his master, having not long returned from a trip to Transylvania... And so the pieces for the game are set. For they are all pawns in a plan devised centuries ago by the Voivod of Wallachia, Vlad Tepes, a cruel tyrant whom history remembers as 'the Son of the Devil', his bloodthirsty deeds having earned him another name...Dracula. * * * * Dracula - Curse of the Vampire is an interactive gothic horror novel, in which YOU decide which route to take, which perils to risk, and which of the terrifying creatures you will meet along the way to fight. Play as Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray and Dr John Seward... or even Count Dracula himself. But be warned - whether you succeed in your quest or succumb to the curse of the vampire will be down to the choices YOU make. But do not tarry, for the dead travel fast.

Vampire Darcy's Desire
Vampire Darcy's Desire

Author: Regina Jeffers

Publisher: Ulysses Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1569757313

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This inventive, action-packed novel tells of a tormented Darcy who, dispirited by his family's 200-year curse and his fate as a half-human/half-vampire, would rather live forever alone than inflict the horrors of a vampire life on a beautiful wife. Destiny has other plans.

The Vampire Book
The Vampire Book

Author: J Gordon Melton

Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 945

ISBN-13: 1578593506

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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. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. 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. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.

The Book of the Undead A Zombie Film Guide
The Book of the Undead A Zombie Film Guide

Author: Terry Rowan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-08-16

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1312439475

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Since 'The Night of the Living Dead, ' screen Zombies have become increasingly bizarre, bloodthirsty, yes even cannibalistic. A complete film guide to all your favorite undead, zombie, and the living dead films. Interesting stories behind the scenes and a list of my favorite zombie films. One thing is for sure - Zombies in various forms remain very much alive, in the movies and in audiences' imagination - like yours and mine! I want to eat your brains!

Empire of the Vampire
Empire of the Vampire

Author: Jay Kristoff

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2021-09-14

Total Pages: 794

ISBN-13: 125024529X

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga. From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: The Holy Grail.

You're a Vampire - That Sucks!
You're a Vampire - That Sucks!

Author: Domenick Dicce

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2015-10-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0399175881

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Being bitten by and turned into a vampire isn’t the glitz and glamor that Hollywood makes it out to be. In fact, one out of five newly turned vampires will succumb to a slew of easily avoidable and common pitfalls within their first few months as a nightwalker—tempting garlic-laced Italian food, silver jewelry, and anything with an SPF below 1,000 will have to go. As an answer to this tragic loss of undead life, “Count" Domenick Dicce has written the definitive how-to guide that just might save your pale, ice-cold skin. This helpful tome will cover everything from Vampire 101—such as hunting, feeding, and getting used to your new powers—to Vampire Graduate Studies—such as coffin selection, the ghoulish world of vampiric social hierarchy, and the universal Laws of the Vampire. This humorous and giftable guide will be perfect for you or the vampire nut in your life, complete with illustrations throughout.

Eerie Archives Volume 14
Eerie Archives Volume 14

Author: Various

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1621158322

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The latest Eerie Archives volume reprints issues #65–#69 of Warren Publishing's frightful anthology of horror, fantasy, and science fiction and includes work by Alex Toth, Bernie Wrightson, Paul Neary, and others. Vivid covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian are reproduced, and a new introduction by John Cochran caps off this fine collection! * Legendary creators influential, experimental horror! "There's an astonishing assortment of style and craftmanship contained in each and every volume." –Mania.com

Eerie Archives Volume 15
Eerie Archives Volume 15

Author: Various

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2014-01-21

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1621158330

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Bizarre science fiction, luminous fantasy, dark psychological drama, and wild western adventure—in the pages of Eerie, these genreswere brought together, twisted, and given thrilling touches of the macabre! This volume in the acclaimed Eerie Archives hardcover series collects all stories and bonus features from issues #70 to #74. * The continued adventures of Coffin, undead in the wild west! * Thrill at the eye-popping artwork! * Painted covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian, plus all text features and fan pages!

The Vampyre
The Vampyre

Author: John William Polidori

Publisher: Xist Publishing

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1623959969

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A Short and Chilling Romantic tale of the Legends of the Vampire “In many parts of Greece it is considered as a sort of punishment after death, for some heinous crime committed whilst in existence, that the deceased is not only doomed to vampyrise, but compelled to confine his infernal visitations solely to those beings he loved most while upon earth—those to whom he was bound by ties of kindred and affection.—A supposition alluded to in the "Giaour.” ― John William Polidori, The Vampyre; a Tale William Polidori is credited with creating the literary genre of romantic vampire fiction with his short story, The Vampyre. When Aubrey, a young Englishman, meets the mysterious Lord Ruthven, he discovers a horrible secret that threatens everyone he knows and loves. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes