Full name: The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead

Author: J. Gordon Melton Year: 1994 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Paranormal, Non Fiction, Horror Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781578590711 9781578592814 157859071X 157859281X

J. Gordon Melton has the credentials: he's 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 "who's who," and cover topics ranging from fingernails to sexuality, the Camarilla to Szekelys. Similar books: The Vampire Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson Vampires by Jean Marigny The Vampire by Montague Summers Vampire by Manuela Dunn-Mascetti The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters by Rosemary Ellen Guiley The Science of Vampires by Katherine Ramsland The Vampire in Lore and Legend by Montague Summers Blood & Chrysanthemums by Nancy Baker Vampires, Burial, and Death by Paul Barber The History of Vampires by Dudley Wright Kiss of the Vampire by Nancy Baker Vampyres by Christopher Frayling Angel Numbers 101 by Doreen Virtue Stairways to Heaven by Lorna Byrne Nightmare USA by Stephen Thrower Archangels 101 by Doreen Virtue The Healing Miracles of Archangel Raphael by Doreen Virtue Angel Medicine by Doreen Virtue The Miracles of Archangel Michael by Doreen Virtue Realms of the Earth Angels by Doreen Virtue