The Vampire Book

95 Pages·2009·16.56 MB·English

by  DK Publishing

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LONDON, NEW YORK,
MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI
Project editor Jenny Finch
Senior art editor Stefan Podhorodecki
Designers Keith Davis, Johnny Pau, Yumiko Tahata
Editorial assistant Jessamy Wood
Managing editor Linda Esposito
Managing art editor Diane Thistlethwaite
Publishing manager Andrew Macintyre
Category publisher Laura Buller
Creative retouching Steve Willis
Picture research Nic Dean
DK picture library Lucy Claxton
Production editor Maria Elia
Senior production controller Angela Graef
Jacket designer Yumiko Tahata
Jacket editor Mariza O’Keeffe
Design development manager Sophia M Tampakopoulos Turner
Consultant Professor Glennis Byron
First published in the United States in 2009 by
DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
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175774 – 07/09
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A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN: 978-0-7566-5551-8
Design and digital artworking by Stefan Podhorodecki
Hi-res workflow proofed by MDP, UK
Printed and bound by Leo, China
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ontents
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What is a vampire?
Vampire 10
the rise of the vampire
Creation: A Vampire is Born 12
Appearance: Slobbering Ghouls 54 Good vs. Evil: Revenants and
to Sinister Beauties 14 the Christian Church
Thirst for Blood 16 56 Vampires of Eastern Europe
Powers: The Dark Gift 18 58 Vampire Hysteria hits Europe
Shape-Shifting 20 60 The Strange Case of Mercy Brown
The Life of the Dead 22 62 Gothic Horror: The First Vampire
Apotropes: To Deliver you from Evil 24 Literature
How to Destroy a Vampire 28 64 Bram Stoker and the Most Influential
Horror Story Ever Written
myths and legends
68 Vlad the Impaler: The Real Dracula
Blood Demons: Spirits from 70 Elizabeth Bathory: The Blood Countess
the Ancient World 32
the modern myth
Fairy Folk of Celtic Lore 34
African Tales of Terror 36 74 A Century of Screen Horror
Ghouls: Fearsome Flesh Eaters 38 76 Dark Angels: Vampires Come of Age
Kali: Hindu Goddess of Destruction 40 78 Child Vampires
Blood-drinking Witches of Southeast Asia 42 80 Vampire Hunters
Jiangshi: Chinese Hopping Ghosts 44 82 Falling in Love with the Undead
Flying Fire and Caribbean Crones 46 86 Vampires are Forever
Gods and Monsters of 88 More to explore
South and Central America 48 90 Glossary
92 Index and credits
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