The Vampire Book (The Encyclopedia of the Undead)

About this book

J. Gordon Melton has the hes a religious historian author of 25 books about religion and vampires president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula (founded in Bucharest Romania) and chairman of the committee that put on Dracula 97: A Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles. The Vampire Book is meticulously researched and well organized. Included are an article on the cultural history of the vampire; a historical timeline; addresses of vampire societies all over the world; a 55-page filmography; vampires in plays opera and ballet; a 13-page list of vampire novels; and an extensive index. The A to Z entries each with a short bibliography include vampire lore in more than 30 different geographic regions and a comprehensive "whos who " and cover topics ranging from fingernails to sexuality the Camarilla to Szekelys.