The Vampire Slayers Field Guide to the Undead is a complete guide to the vampire species of folklore and mythology from around the world and throughout history.
Vampires! Every culture around the world has vampire legends. From the arid deserts of the Australian Outback to the steamy swamps of Brazil, from the icy mountains of Tibet to the tropical shores of Haiti, the vampires are out there. Most of them DO NOT fear the cross or the stake. Some of them can shapeshift into birds, dogs, wolves, bats, moths, or even glowing balls of light. Some of these creatures drink blood, others consume life essence and even sexual potency. Some vampires can fly, cast reflections in mirrors, cross running water, even walk around in daylight!
If everything you know about how to destroy these undead monsters was learned from TV, novels, and movies then you could easily become their next victim. Want to learn how to identify the different species of vampires, hunt them, and eventually destroy these creatures of the night? Then you'll need the Vampire Slayer's Field Guide to the Undead!
The Vampire Slayer's Field Guide to the Undead is a fully illustrated directory to the deadly fiends who haunt the night in search of blood, the world's most complete encyclopedia of vampire species from around the world and throughout history. Not just the fictional vampires like Dracula, but the vampires of folklore and myth from all lands.
In the Slayer's Field Guide you'll encounter:
• The Jigarkhwar of India with its lethal stare
• The sorcerer-vampires known as the Adze from Ghana
• The evil Albanian witch-vampire called the Shtriga who preys on sleeping infants
• The impish Yara-Ma-Yha-Who of Australia who swallows his victims whole
• The Mjertovjec of Byelorus who is a vampire reincarnated from the corpse of a slaughtered werewolf
• The seductive Mara of Scandinavia who feeds on the blood of young men
• The fierce Draugr, a nearly invulnerable vampire inhabiting the body of a slainViking
• The Hungarian Nora who preys only on prostitutes.
• The savage Brahmaparush of India who first drains a victim of blood and then eats his flesh
• The Ma Cà Rông of Vietnamese legend who is seen only as a floating head and entrails
• The cat-vampire Bajang of Malaysia who hunts nightly for children
• The Redcaps who haunt the ruined castles and deserted byways of the Scottish Highlands
• And many other fearsome creatures of darkness.
If you thought you knew everything there is to know about vampires, you are dreadfully mistaken. The Vampire Slayer's Field Guide to the Undead is an authoritative examination of vampire legends, complete with essays on detecting and destroying the undead, extensive bibliographies, and information on vampires in literature, poetry, art and film. It is the complete resource for any Vampire Slayer!
Professional Reviews
Best Factual Book About Vampires
This is just about the best factual book about vampires that I've ever read. I had no idea that there were so many vampire stories the world over, and I've been a student of the subject for thirty years. The Hopping Vampires of Hong Kong alone are worth the price, but then so are the Asasabonsam, not to mention the ghastly Impundulu. Plus, the illustrations are fabulous and loads of fun. This is a superb effort, deserving of attention, awards and a long, long LONG life!
Whitley Strieber
Author of The Hunger, The Wolfen and The Last Vampire
Best Resource on Vampires
The Vampire Slayers' Field Guide to the Undead is the best resource I've read about vampires in myth and legend -- from around the world. Packed with information, beautifully illustrated, this is a keeper for the shelf.
-Douglas Clegg
Author of The Priest of Blood
New Vampire Book Leaves Nothing Out
From hopping vampires to white ladies to redcaps, this vibrantly illustrated reference guide to the world's essence-sucking predators is a must-have for fans of the macabre, scholars of the undead, and even the uninitiated. It leaves nothing out, joining the contemporary realm of fiction, film and vampire role-playing with ancient legends and a history of crime for an enlightening read that's also engaging and provocative.
-Katherine Ramsland
author of Piercing the Darkness and The Science of Vampires
Pray for the light. Pray that you last that long. The Long Hour Before Light is a classic collection of Horror tales, re-mastered by Champagne Book Group
Pray for the light. Pray that you last that long. The Long Hour Before Light is a classic collection of Horror tales, re-mastered by Champagne Book Group
Did you ever wonder what happened after the Archangel Michael through the demons out of heaven? Let one of them guide you through the origin of evil in the world.
