The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories

Author: Various

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1989-10-03

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 0140124454

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The terrifying and definitive collection of Vampire stories from the masters of literary horror They're lurking under the cover of darkness…and between the covers of this book. Here, in all their horror and all their glory, are the great vampires of literature: male and female, invisible and metamorphic, doomed and daring. Their skin deathly pale, their nails curved like claws, their fangs sharpened for the attack, they are gathered for the kill and for the chill, brought frighteningly to life by Bram Stoker, Fritz Leiber, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Charles L. Grant, Tanith Lee, and other masters of the macabre. Careful—they are all crafty enough to steal their way into your imagination and steal away your hopes for a restful sleep.

The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short Stories
The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short Stories

Author: Margaret Reynolds

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780140240184

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In this wide-ranging anthology, 32 women from Britain, continental Europe and the Americas express the depth and complexity of lesbian literature. Including stories about coming-out and cross-dressing, as well as vampire tales, science fiction, parody, and romance, this collection "casts the world in a different light".--The New Republic.

Southern Blood
Southern Blood

Author: Lawrence Schimel

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 1997-09-01

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1620453215

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Perhaps more than any region, the American South is haunted by the mythology of the vampire, returned from the dead to drain life from the living.

Our Vampires, Ourselves
Our Vampires, Ourselves

Author: Nina Auerbach

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 022605618X

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This “vigorous, witty look at the undead as cultural icons in 19th- and 20th-century England and America” examines the many meanings of the vampire myth (Kirkus Reviews). From Byron’s Lord Ruthven to Anne Rice’s Lestat to the black bisexual heroine of Jewelle Gomez’s The Gilda Stories, vampires have taken many forms, capturing and recapturing our imaginations for centuries. In Our Vampires, Ourselves, Nina Auerbach explores the rich history of this literary and cultural phenomenon to illuminate how every age embraces the vampire it needs—and gets the vampire it deserves. Working with a wide range of texts, as well as movies and television, Auerbach follows the evolution of the vampire from 19th century England to 20th century America. Using the mercurial figure as a lens for viewing the last two hundred years of Anglo-American cultural history, “this seductive work offers profound insights into many of the urgent concerns of our time” (Wendy Doniger, The Nation).

Vampires, Burial, and Death
Vampires, Burial, and Death

Author: Paul Barber

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780300048599

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Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers a scientific explanation for the origins of the legends.

Last Breath
Last Breath

Author: Rachel Caine

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1101545445

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With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished without a trace. She soon discovers that the last person seen with one of the missing vampires is someone new to town-a mysterious individual named Magnus. After an uneasy encounter with Morganville's latest resident, Claire is certain Magnus isn't merely human. But is he a vampire-or something else entirely?

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories Counter Display
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories Counter Display

Author: Alan Ryan

Publisher:

Published: 1988-10-04

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780147783684

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Featuring such masters of horror and fantasy as Bram Stoker, Fritz Leiber, and Tanith Lee, this chilling volume contains 33 short stories, all centering around the theme of the dreaded vampire in all his irresistible and fearsome forms.

Vampenguin
Vampenguin

Author: Lucy Ruth Cummins

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-07-20

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1534466983

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A mischievous young vampire and penguin trade places for a day at the zoo.

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.