Author: Norine Dresser
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780679730415
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Author: Bob Curran
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601635885
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Vampires are much more complex creatures than Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Twilight, True Blood, or scores of other movies and television shows would have you believe. Even in America. American vampire lore has its roots in the beliefs and fears of the diverse peoples and nationalities that make up our country, and reflects the rich tapestry of their varied perspectives. The vampires that lurk in the American darkness come in a variety of shapes and sizes and can produce some surprising results. Vampires in North Carolina are vastly different from those in South Carolina, and even more different from those in New York State. Moreover, not all of them are human in form, and they can’t necessarily be warded off by the sight of a crucifix or a bulb of garlic. Dr. Bob Curran visits the Louisiana bayous, the back streets of New York City, the hills of Tennessee, the Sierras of California, the deserts of Arizona, and many more locations in a bid to track down the vampire creatures that lurk there. Join him if you dare! This is not Hollywood’s version of the vampire—these entities are real!

Author: Jennifer Armintrout
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 9781921793394
Category : Occult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255

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He's the good kind of vampire. Sort of. Buried in the Heartland is a town that no one enters or leaves. Graf McDonald was the first visitor in more than five years...and he was only looking for a party! Unfortunately, Penance, Ohio, is not that place. After having been isolated for so long, its inhabitants don't take kindly to strangers. Jessa is the only one who trusts Graf, and she's desperate for the kind of protection that only a vampire like him can provide. Supplies are low, the locals are stirring for a sacrifice and there's a monster lurking in the woods. New men are hard to come by in the lonesome town, and this handsome stranger might be Jessa's only help for salvation. Even if she has to die first

Author: Lawrence Schimel
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1620453215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279

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Perhaps more than any region, the American South is haunted by the mythology of the vampire, returned from the dead to drain life from the living.

Author: Jerry Rafiki Jenkins
Publisher: New Suns: Race, Gender, and Se
ISBN: 9780814214015
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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"This book examines the link between blackness and immortality in the fledgling genre of African American vampire fiction"--

Author: Linda R. Baker
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1978513615
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Most people today see vampires as entertaining supernatural creatures popularized by the many book, television, and movie series that abound in popular fiction, but where do these stories originate? Many cultures around the world have tales of undead blood-sucking creatures. Exploring these supernatural beings within the context of American historical accounts and legends will enable students to understand the relationship between the time in which such stories were believed and the actual events that inspired them. Accompanied by full-color images and sidebars with fascinating details, this volume will capture the interest of any student intrigued by vampire stories.

Author: Scott Snyder
Publisher: DC
ISBN: 1401267157
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque's award-winning series continues! Welcome to the '60s. It's a turbulent time to be an American-especially an American Vampire. While the rest of the nation uneasily watches the spread of communism across the world stage, the three surviving Abominus Americana-Pearl Jones, Skinner Sweet and Calvin Poole-are fighting a battle much closer to home. An evil right underneath their feet. The Gray Trader, the nearest thing to the devil this world has ever seen, is summoning an ancient beast from the depths of the earth. The original and oldest evil, this abomination would devour the world if freed. To prevent it, the American Vampires will have to fight the Gray Trader on two fronts, with one team targeting a top-secret government stronghold known as Area 51 and the other heading up-way up-into the final frontier! But can such an ambitious plan succeed when one of their own has already been compromised by the Beast? Collects AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE #6-11

Author: Sam Navarre
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448855284
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Presents a history of vampire lore in America and focuses on its popular culture impact in print and film.

Author: Scott Snyder
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 1401257321
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, SWAMP THING) and artist Rafael Albuquerque bring together even more threads to the complex tapestry that is the world of AMERICAN VAMPIRE. When we last saw Pearl in the 1950s, she had lost her love Henry in an attack on the vampire hunting organization, V.M.S., by a coven of Hollywood vampires that nearly wiped the organization off the face of the planet. Devastated and alone, Pearl is determained to leave California and all its painful memories behind. When we meet Pearl again, it is in 1960s Kansas, an era fraught with fear of nuclear war, angry demonstrations, and vast social change. What has changed in the years since the V.M.S. attack and where is Skinner Sweet? Collects AMERICAN VAMPIRE CYCLE TWO #1-5.

Author: Jennifer Armintrout
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 142688768X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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Buried in the Heartland is a town that no one enters or leaves. Graf McDonald somehow becomes its first visitor in more than five years…and he was only looking for a good party. Unfortunately, Penance, Ohio, is not that place. And after having been isolated for so long, they do not like strangers at all. Jessa's the only one to even remotely trust him, and she's desperate for the kind of protection that only a vampire like Graf can provide. Supplies are low, the locals are ornery for a sacrifice and there's a monster more powerful than Graf lurking in the woods. New men are hard tocome by in this lonesome town, and this handsome stranger might be Jessa's only hope for salvation. Even if she has to die first…