The Rise of the Vampire
The Rise of the Vampire

Author: Erik Butler

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1780231393

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Before Bella and Edward; Stefan and Damon Salvatore; and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, there was Lestat and Louis, The Lost Boys, and Buffy Summers. Before True Blood and Let the Right One In, there was Dark Shadows and Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. And then there is the most prominent of them all: Dracula, immortalized by Bram Stoker in 1897. Whether they’re evil, bloodsucking monsters or sparkling like diamonds in the sunlight, vampires have been capturing our imagination since their modest beginnings in the rustic fantasies of southeastern Europe in the early eighteenth century. Today, they’re everywhere, appearing even in movies in Japan and Korea and in reggae music in Jamaica and South Africa. Why have vampires gone viral in recent years? In The Rise of the Vampire, Erik Butler seeks to explain our enduring fascination with the creatures of the night. Exploring why a being of humble origins has achieved success of such monstrous proportions, Butler considers the vampire in myth, literature, film, journalism, political cartoons, music, television, and video games. He describes how and why they have come to give expression to the darker side of human life—though vampires evoke age-old mystery, they also embody many of the uncertainties of the modern world. Butler also ponders the role global markets and digital technology have played in making vampires a worldwide phenomenon. Whether you’re a fan of classic vampire tales or new additions to the mythology, The Rise of the Vampire is a fascinating look at our collective obsession with the undead.

A People's History of the Vampire Uprising
A People's History of the Vampire Uprising

Author: Rayman A. Villareal

Publisher: Titan Books

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1789091896

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In this wildly original debut – part social-political satire, part international mystery – a new virus turns people into something inhuman, upending society as we know it. Shortly to be adapted by Netflix into Uprising The body of a young woman found in an Arizona border town, presumed to be an illegal immigrant, disappears from the town morgue. To the young CDC investigator called in to consult with the local police, it's an impossibility that threatens her understanding of medicine. Then, more bodies, dead from an inexplicable disease that solidified their blood, are brought to the morgue, only to also vanish. Soon, the U.S. government – and eventually biomedical researchers, disgruntled lawmakers, and even an insurgent faction of the Catholic Church – must come to terms with what they're too late to stop: an epidemic of vampirism that will sweep first the United States, and then the world. With heightened strength and beauty and a stead diet of fresh blood, these changed people, or "Gloamings", rapidly rise to prominence in all aspects of modern society. Soon people are beginning to be "re-created", willingly accepting the risk of death if their bodies can't handle the transformation. As new communities of Gloamings arise, society is divided, and popular Gloaming sites come under threat from a secret terrorist organization. But when a charismatic and wealthy businessman, recently turned, runs for political office – well, all hell breaks loose.

I, Vampire Vol. 2: Rise of the Vampires
I, Vampire Vol. 2: Rise of the Vampires

Author: Joshua Hale Fialkov

Publisher: DC

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1401244467

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Andrew Bennett finds himself in a place he never thought he'd reach during his countless decades walking the Earth. But his‡absence on Earth signals a deadly loss of order in the vampire hierarchy, as the savage attack on humanity he's long fearedlooks‡like its coming to pass. Plus, the vampire pilgramage beginsÑbut along the way, they encounter an ancient enemy: the Van Helsings!

The Vampire
The Vampire

Author: Nick Groom

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2018-10-30

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0300240813

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An authoritative new history of the vampire, two hundred years after it first appeared on the literary scene Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidori’s publication of The Vampyre, Nick Groom’s detailed new account illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature. The vampire first came to public prominence in the early eighteenth century, when Enlightenment science collided with Eastern European folklore and apparently verified outbreaks of vampirism, capturing the attention of medical researchers, political commentators, social theorists, theologians, and philosophers. Groom accordingly traces the vampire from its role as a monster embodying humankind’s fears, to that of an unlikely hero for the marginalized and excluded in the twenty-first century. Drawing on literary and artistic representations, as well as medical, forensic, empirical, and sociopolitical perspectives, this rich and eerie history presents the vampire as a strikingly complex being that has been used to express the traumas and contradictions of the human condition.

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.

A History of Vampires in New England
A History of Vampires in New England

Author: Thomas D'Agostino

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-09-16

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1614230188

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The author of A Guide to Haunted New England lifts the coffin lid on the region’s folklore and legends of the undead. New England is rich in history and mystery. Numerous sleepy little towns and farming communities distinguish the region’s scenic tranquility. But not long ago, New Englanders lived in fear of spectral ghouls believed to rise from their graves and visit family members in the night to suck their lives away. Although the word “vampire” was never spoken, scores of families disinterred loved ones during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries searching for telltale signs that one of them might be what is now referred to as the New England vampire. “In his remarkable book . . . Thomas D’Agostino details the longstanding belief among New Englanders that supernatural entities were responsible for the disease called consumption.”—Crime Capsule Includes photos! Praise for A Guide to Haunted New England “Fun, charming . . . includes not only locales with reported ghosts, but also sites with macabre (though not haunted) histories.”—True Crime Librarian “Anyone interested in exploring the haunted, macabre and abandoned throughout New England knows they can count on D’Agostino to find out more about the site’s history, past sightings and how to find them.”—Mobile RVing

The Originals
The Originals

Author: Julie Plec

Publisher: Originals

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780373788897

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Arriving in lawless early-18th-century New Orleans in the hopes of escaping their dangerous pasts, three vampire siblings confront hostile fellow immortals who aim to end a supernatural war through marriage.

Turned (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals)
Turned (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals)

Author: Morgan Rice

Publisher: Morgan Rice

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13:

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"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com (Turned) The #1 Bestselling series! THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising 11 books, tells the story of 18 year old Caitlin Paine, who finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb and forced to attend a dangerous New York City high school when her Mom moves again. Before her new romance can blossom, Caitlin suddenly finds herself changing, into something she does not understand. A love between the races will risk both of their lives, and will force them to decide whether to risk it all for each other...

I, Vampire Vol. 1: Tainted Love
I, Vampire Vol. 1: Tainted Love

Author: Joshua Hale Fialkov

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2012-10-09

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1401241204

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For hundreds of years, vampire Andrew Bennett kept mankind safe from the horrors of the supernatural world, thanks to a truce he madewith his ex-lover Mary, the Queen of the Damned. But now that truce has reached a bloody end, Andrew must do everything in his power to stop Mary and her dark forces from going on a killing spree --and she plans to start with the heroes of the DCU!Their past behind them, they find themselves ready to battle to the death...but only if those feelings really are all gone. Knowing the difficult battle before him, Andrew will have to work with John Constantine and Gotham's Dark Knight, Batman!Writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and artist Andrea Sorrentino mix the world horror with super-heroes in one of DC Comics' most exciting new series!