The Vampire Encyclopedia

by Matthew Bunson

Book Overview

The first A-to-Z compendium on vampires and vampiric lore. In approximately 2,000 entries, from Hades to Hematomania to Lycanthropy and Lugosi,The Vampire Encyclopediatells readers virtually... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517162067
• ISBN13: 9780517162064
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

the handbook for the newbies

if you are new to the world of vampyrism and vampyres, this is the perfect book for you. it is sleek and thin, but it has enough information compressed in it to keep you awake. this book is the gateway that will lead you to search for more vampiric texts. from this book, you can search as if it were a database of the most basic information. it's nothing too intense, you can't go vampire hunting with it, but it will make you a better deciple and apprentice.

Blood Quickie

A good overall resource for vampire information, The Vampire Encyclopedia has some good tidbits that are hard to come by anywhere else. However, Bunson does not cite any specific sources for his facts, which make them hard to confirm and even harder to research more on the subject. The Vampire Encyclopedia is best used as a bedside reference rather than a source or starting point for research.

Sink Your Teeth into this Excellent Encyclopedia

I can remember watching the various vampiric episodes of The X-Files and envying Agent Fox Mulder's encyclopedic knowledge of vampire lore. A writer and fan of folklore and mythology, I am constantly on the prowl for information to add realism to my stories. The Vampire Encyclopedia is an excellent wellspring of information. Not only covering the traditional vampire conventions, the work looks into the vampires of many other cultures, including those of Asia, Africa and, of course, Europe. There are notes on vampire movies, books, short stories, plays. Extensive lists are present on all manner of vampire lore. A fantastic resource. Extensively researched and well laid-out. Bravo!

Knowledge Seekers: GET THIS BOOK!

What a book! If you are researching (or just want to know about) vampires, THIS is a MUST read! Some vampires hunt during broad daylight. Watermelons can actually become vampiric -- don't worry, they only roll around & drip blood (no teeth!) It is all there in the book. I am a screenwriter & needed to do serious research for several scripts. Mr. Bunson opened up so many options for me just by describing and defining vampires from every part of the world you can imagine. This book is a must have. After I returned it to the library, I went out & bought it so I could continuously refer to it. Forgive me for rambling but this book is that exciting! GET THIS BOOK!

An Absolute Must

Mr. Bunson has compiled an absolute must read for any reader or author of vampire literature. Complete, concise, and educational beyond belief.If it relates to the vampire, you will find it in the pages of this book, everything from the familiar to the obscure. Never knew butterflies were associated with death and vampires until Mr. Bunson's book came along!An altogether excellent job of research!