Tracking the chupacabra
Subtitle: the vampire beast in fact, fiction, and folklore
By: Benjamin Radford
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780826350152
Subjects: Chupacabras
Description: Originating in Latin America yet known worldwide, the chupacabra is a blend of vampire and shapeshifter, changing its appearance and characteristics depending on when and where it is seen. Radford explores-- and tries to solve-- the decades-old mystery of the chupacabra.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-197) and index.
Table of contents: title: The short history of the chupacabra. The goatsucker mystery; title: Folklore of the chupacabra. A brief history of vampires ; Chupacabras in popular culture; title: Search for the chupacabra. Searching for chupacabras in Nicaragua ; The dead vampires speak: chupacabra carcasses ; The curious case of the Cuero chupacabra; title: Solving the mystery of the chupacabra. Reconsidering the goatsucker ; The zoology of chupacabras and the science of vampires.