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Author:   J. Gordon Melton ,  Alysa Hornick
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9780786499366

ISBN 10:   0786499362
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   07 October 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction by J. Gordon Melton Vampire Studies: A Brief Overview A Vampire Timeline, with Special Reference to Literature, Stage Drama, Cinema and Television, 1800–2013 I—Vampires and Vampirism: General Sources Bibliographies, Libraries and Booklore Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Biographical Guides Books, Monographs and Articles II—Folklore and History Folklore and Mythology Historical Perspective Vlad Tepes Elizabeth Bathory Vampire Slayers III—Literature Vampire Literature Before Dracula Lord Byron, William Polidori and “The Vampyre” Sheridan Le Fanu and “Carmilla” Bram Stoker and Dracula, the Novel Vampire Literature Since Dracula Sherlock Holmes’ Vampire Encounters The Vampire Chronicles of Anne Rice Stephen King’s Vampires IV—Vampires on Stage and Screen Stage Drama Cinematic Vampires: General Cinematic Vampires: The Silent Era Cinematic Vampires: The Universal Era Cinematic Vampires : World War II Cinematic Vampires: Hammer Movies Cinematic Vampires: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula Cinematic Vampires: The Twilight Saga Cinematic Vampires from Asia V—Vampires on Television General Sources Dark Shadows Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel True Blood VI—Vampires in Music and Music Art Graphic Arts, Comic Books VII—The Metaphorical Vampire Vampires as Social Science Metaphors Psychological Perspectives on Vampirism Medical Treatments of Vampirism Vampires, Religion and Theology Vampires and the Law Vampirism, Crime and Criminology Vampire Animals and Plants VIII—The Contemporary Vampire Subculture The Contemporary Vampire Cookbooks and Cuisine IX—Juvenilia Children’s Books Pseudo-Documentaries Appendix A: Top Grossing Vampire Movies Appendix B: Vampire Series on Television Appendix C: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Conferences Index

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J. Gordon Melton is the distinguished professor of American religious history at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. He is also an accomplished scholar of vampire and Dracula studies and the author of multiple books. He lives in Woodway, Texas. Alysa Hornick has maintained Whedonology: An Academic Whedon Studies Bibliography since 2005. She lives and works in New York City.

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