From demons to Dracula
Subtitle: the creation of the modern vampire myth
By: Matthew Beresford.
Publisher: Reaktion
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781861894038
Subjects: Vampires.; Vampires in literature.; Vampire films.
Description: Documents the protrayal of the vampire in history, literature and art.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-227) and index.

Includes web resources.
Table of contents: title: The ancient world: origins of the vampire; title: The vampire in prehistory: early ideas on death and burial; title: Historical roots: the vampire in the Middle Ages; title: Vampiric haunts #1: Transylvania, Romania; title: The historical Dracula: Vlad III Tepes; title: From myth to reality: the vampire of folklore; title: A friend is born: the vampire in literature; title: Vampiric haunts #2: Whitby, North Yorkshire, England; title: Phantasmagoria: the modern vampire; title: Vampiric haunts #3: Highgate cemetery, London, England; title: Conclusion: a dark reflection of human society?