num_pages: 320
description: The vampire has haunted the imaginations of people for centuries. It has been the subject of myth, legend, and folklore; the villain, and occassional hero, of films and novels. Today, the vampire is alive and flourishing in hit television shows, special night clubs, and even comic books.With more than 2,000 entries in A - Z format, The Vampire Encyclopedia offers information on a variety of subjects: 
  
   the history of the vampire legend 
  
   methods of finding and destroying vampires 
  
   how to become a vampire 
  
   the role of the vampire bat 
  
   all about female vampires and much more! 
  
 There are listings of films, appendices that list short stories and novels that feature vampires, even a listing of vampire societies and organizations. Whether traditional vampires or psychic vampires; historical vampires or vampires in poetry and art, they are all included in this comprehensive, single-volume reference guide to the undead.
language: English
title: The Vampire Encyclopedia
titlecomplete: The Vampire Encyclopedia
genres: Reference, Vampires, Nonfiction, Horror, Paranormal, Mythology, Research, Supernatural, Folklore, History
ratings_count: 575
publisher: Gramercy