Vampire Books

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The non-fiction books on this page are listed by publication date with the most recently published at the top. Most of these books are available either at your local public library or by purchasing them through a book store. (For a list of book sellers and publishers, including sellers that specialize in used, out-of-print and rare books, visit the LRC Book section.) Please note that this is a list of the most accessible (i.e. currently available), authoritative non-fiction books on the subject of vampires. This is not a comprehensive bibliography. For a more comprehensive list of non-fiction books on the topic of vampires, I highly recommend the Vampire Library. To recommend a book for this list, feel free to contact me at the e-mail address provided on the Vampire Compendium entry page.

For an authoritative fiction list, including access to full text e-books of classic vampire works available from the Vampire Compendium, click here to go to the fiction section.

NON-FICTION

Vampires and Vampirism : Legends from Around the World (Classics of Preternatural History)
Dudley Wright
Lethe Press; Reissue edition (June 2001)
ISBN: 1590210026

Vampires: Encounters With the Undead
David J. Skal (Editor)
Black Dog & Leventhal Pub; (October 2001)
ISBN: 1579122094

The Vampire in Lore and Legend
Montague Summers
Dover Pubns; (October 2001)
ISBN: 0486419428

Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula
Kurt W. Treptow
Center for Romanian Studies; 1st edition (June 2000)
ISBN: 9739839223

The Vampire Encyclopedia
Matthew Bunson
Gramercy; (August 2000)
ISBN: 0517162067

The Vampire Lectures
Laurence A. Rickels
Univ of Minnesota Pr; 1st edition (August 1999)
ISBN: 0816633924

The Complete Book of Vampires
Leonard R. N. Ashley
Barricade Books; (October 1998)
ISBN: 1569801258

Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead
J. Gordon Melton
Visible Ink Pr; 2nd edition (December 1998)
ISBN: 157859071X

The Vampire: A Casebook
Alan Dundes
Univ of Wisconsin Pr; (December 1998)
ISBN: 0299159248

The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Interview With the Vampire
Alain Silver, James Ursini
Limelight Editions; 3rd edition (November 1997)
ISBN: 0879102667

In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires
Radu Florescu, Raymond T. McNally
Mariner Books; Revised edition (October 1994)
ISBN: 0395657830

Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead
Manuela Dunn-Mascetti
Penguin Studio; Reprint edition (October 1994)
ISBN: 0140238018

The Complete Vampire Companion
Rosemary Ellen Guiley, J. B. MacAbre
Hungry Minds, Inc; (December 1994)
ISBN: 0671850245

Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times
Radu Florescu, Raymond T. McNally
Little Brown & Co; (October 1990)
ISBN: 0316286567

Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality
Paul Barber
Yale Univ Pr; Reprint edition (November 1990)
ISBN: 0300048599

Dracula Was a Woman: In Search of the Blood Countess of Transylvania
Raymond T. McNally
McGraw-Hill; Revised edition (June 1987)
ISBN: 0070456712

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