Book of the Vampire

Suckling, Nigel

ISBN 10: 190433282X / ISBN 13: 9781904332824

Verlag: Facts Figures & Fun, 2008

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Inhaltsangabe:

Nigel Suckling, one of the foremost authorities on unicorns, leprechauns, and angels, has developed a taste for blood. Book of the Vampire is a stimulating and chilling look at world-wide and ages-old myths about blood-sucking creatures. The accounts range from South America’s Chupacabras to Malaysia’s penanggalan, whose disembodied flying heads terrified believers. Suckling begins his inquiry with Bram Stoker, whose classic Dracula revived a flagging interest among Victorians for elegant hosts with curious appetites. The book digs deep into Stoker’s influences from ancient cultures, including the lamia and the succubus myths from Rome, Greece, and the Middle East, and also examines vampire myths from a spiritual perspective. Bruce Pennington, a well-known and extremely popular fantasy artist, contributes gorgeous illustrations that contribute to the Vampire attraction.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Book of the Vampire
Verlag: Facts Figures & Fun
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: hardcover
Illustrator: Pennington, Bruce
Zustand: Very Good