Charlotte Montague

A rather short, basic, introductory text to vampire mythology and literature. This is most certainly not a complete guide to vampire mythology. The physical book is apparently very pretty, but the e-book is just a regular run-of-the-mill ebook. This may be a book for teenage Twilight fans and the like, but for a serious researcher or just the curious, other books will be more useful.

Better books on the subject include:
Anything written by Claude Lecouteux, but specifically "The Secret History of Vampires" and "the Return of the Dead". Lecouteux writes scholarly books.
For a more informal style, Mark Collins Jenkins has written an informative book titled Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend.

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An excellent biography of the Edgar Allan Poe of the first half of the 20th century, arguably of the entire century. H. P. Lovecraft lived in poverty, was unrelentingly racist, somewhat arrogant and pompous, possibly suffered from Aspberger's syndrome, but nevertheless wrote stories making up the Cthulhu Mythos that influence horror even today. Accompanying the biographical details are sidebars summarizing the plots of his stories, the lives of his friends, as well as influences on his life and writing. Well-illustrated with art and photos, indexed, an excellent introduction to Lovecraft and his legacy.… (mer)