Book
The vampire book : the encyclopedia of the undead / J. Gordon Melton.
Explores the myth, lore, and representation in popular culture of vampires and vampire legends from around the globe. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal. The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, Third edition, explores 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 Vlad the Impaler to Dracula and from modern literature to movies and TV series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, Twilight, and The Vampire Lestat, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 400 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.
Record details
- ISBN: 157859281X
- ISBN: 9781578592814
- Physical Description: xxxiii, 909 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: Canton, MI : Visible Ink Press, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Vampire films > History and criticism. Vampires in literature. Vampires > Encyclopedias. |
| Genre: | Criticism, interpretation, etc. Encyclopedias. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Pulaski County. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Pulaski County Library-Waynesville. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Library-Waynesville | YA 398.21 Mel (Text) | 33642000399550 | YA Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cedar County - El Dorado Springs | 398.45 MEL (Text) | 3482700017130 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cedar County - Stockton | 398.45 MEL (Text) | 3482700017131 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Northwest | 398.21 MELTON (Text) | 30051020148984 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Windsor | 398.45 MELTON (Text) | 30065010064936 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Poplar Bluff - Main Library | 398.21 MELTON (Text) | 38420100462726 | NON-FICTION | Available | - |
| Riverside Regional-Main | 398.45 MEL (Text) | 30000003256322 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Riverside Regional-Perryville | 398.45 ME (Text) | 30000001910151 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Riverside Regional-Scott City | 398.45 MEL (Text) | 30000003256330 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
