Lust for Blood [Paperback]

Olga Grunhzit Hoyt (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 245 pages
• Publisher: Scarborough House (July 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812885112
• ISBN-13: 978-0812885118
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,195,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Real "vampires" in the real world, October 15, 2001

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AmazingMrKimble "amazingmrkimble" (Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lust for Blood (Paperback)

This book is really not so much about the vampires of legend, lore and popular fiction as it is about the history of human beings who have had a "Lust for Blood." In other words, Olga G. Hoyt is concerned with blood fetishes. Like similar books which try to deal clincially with "vampires," this book makes a good case but most of us will not find it as fascinating as we do the stuff Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton and Joss Whedon have been coming up with. However, if you are interested in medical/psychological approaches to vampirism, this book is as good a place to start as any.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lust for Blood, indeed..., June 10, 2009

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Kyle Van Helsing "The Demon Hunter" (Fort Wayne, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lust for Blood (Paperback)

This book covers Vampires in folklore (mostly through folktales) and other cultures, but focuses on vampiric killers in the latter part of the book. This book is great if you like a good scary story and information from first-hand accounts in folklore. More than worth buying in the long run.

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, July 31, 2006

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J. Prager "neoverexxa" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lust for Blood (Paperback)

If you want to get into the real history behind blood drinking, this is the place to start. This book offers a very readable basis in famous blood drinkers, biographies, looks at legends, folklore etc. I recommend this book for anyone interested in vampires more than any other book i have read on the subject