Vampires: Encounters With the Undead
David J. Skal et Collectif2006

According to legend, vampires live forever - and our fascination with them seems equally enduring. In this towering collection, featuring two centuries of spine-tingling literature, lore, ephemera, and history, noted vampire authority David J. Skal takes us on an unprecedented tour through this most captivating of subjects. From classics of the world's literature to pulp magazine serials to actual historical accounts, Skal has packed this volume with great, bloodcurdling writing, including :

-The Book of Vampires, Dudley Wright
-Vampires of Roumania, Agnes Murgoci
-The Vampyre : A Tale, John Polidori
-Loving Lady Death, Theophile Gautier
-The Family of the Vourdalak, Alexis Tolstoy
-Carmilla, J. Sheridan LeFanu
-The True Story of a Vampire, Eric, Count Stenbock
-The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
-Bewitched, Edith Wharton
-I, The Vampire, Henry Kuttner
-The Bat is My Brother, Robert Bloch
-The Girl with Hungry Eyes, Fritz Leiber
-I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
-An Interview with a "Vampire", David J.Skal

Every page of Vampires also features a column of commentary by Skal, expanding and reflecting upon the stories and exploring the evolution of the vampire mystique in folklore, literature, and popular culture. Some 200 beautifully rendered black-and-white images, ranging from vintage engravings to film stills and posters to pop-cultural artifacts, make this book a true Vampire's Feast.