Customer Reviews

Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The author has done quite a bit of research, but much of this information is already known if you are a vampire enthusiast. For more indepth information, the reader would need to go elsewhere.

There are good photographs throughout which quality add a more "otherworldly" touch to the book through their color.

It is a good introduction to the vampire.

I'm writing a book about vampires, and I used this book as a reference. It does a fantastic job of explaining the different types of vampire myths in different cultures as well as the literary and cinematic vampires. It is arranged in an A to Z fashion with cross references which makes easy to skim for pleasure or research.

The book went into great detail about the vampire and it's physical descriptions and characteristics.The book,also had, very nicely reaserched facts on the life of Vlad Dracul, as well as his son. The book, over all, was a very great information source on the creatures of the night. The reason that I gave this book four stars instead of five is because it was too much of an introduction and did not go into in depth detail .

This is a great book and I've actually purchased it twice! This is a must have for anyone interested in vampires and vampire myths. Telling the stories and investigations of vampires this book gives you a good insight on what is true or not, yet in the end wondering if vampires really do exist or if they have only been in our imaginations all along.

This is a great book on vampires, especially if you are just starting. It gives you just enough information without bombarding you.

This book is great! Not only does it relay Vampires in folklore and legend, but it also gives information on Vampires in literature and fiction. Good for the basics and some deeper things, but it's a shame that it went out of print. The book needs to be released in a second edition, with updated materials and information. All in all, this is a fantastic nonfiction Vampire book, and I would heartily recommend it to all hardcore Vampirologists, scholars, and diehard Vampire fans.

This was a very good book, expecially for begining vampire fanatics. Many of the basics are here, including suggestions for futher reading, in novels at least. The pictures are great. The Countess Bathory part is not accurate, and the Vlad Dracula part isn't wholly accurate either. Don't use this as your only guide. This is really a good place to start, and the pictures in them selves are worth it.

While I read this book cover to cover it is no longer a complete guide. The most modern vampire listed is from Anne Rice's novels. The pictures are wonderful, but the book is at the level of bar trivia.

this book is cute; it's a bit oversized to be taken seriously (since all books with any merit are of average shelf size, if they are not encyclopedias). the background of the pages make it appear a bit cartooney; but the text isn't at all. this is a very informative book if you can get past the corny attempt to make the book look more lively and colorful, you'll find a pretty detailed beginner's guide to vampires.

this book has it all if you are interested on vlad