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Vampire Stories
Vampire Stories
Author: Richard Dalby (Editor)
At once glamorous and loathsome, vampires are among the most memorable figures in the literature and film of the horror genre. These undead beings, possessed of supernatural powers of metamorphosis and hypnotism, stalk the night for the blood of the living. They have fascinated and terrified generations of writers and readers. Here are 18 bone-c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781555219000
ISBN-10: 1555219004
Publication Date: 9/1993
Pages: 246
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Publisher: Book Sales
Book Type: Hardcover
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CozyLover avatar reviewed Vampire Stories on + 335 more book reviews
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An excellent collection of vampire stories by Bram Stoker, MR James, DH Lawrence, Anne Rice, Robert Bloch and others.
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gentlymad avatar reviewed Vampire Stories on + 29 more book reviews
Interesting twist on Vampire stories. Some of them, such as MR James, Turgenev, Stoker, Nesbit and Benson are of the more traditional bent, but there are also stories from DH Lawrence, Lewis, Windham and Josef Nesvadba that capture the spirit of vampirism without there being a tangible monster.

For instance, in Lawerence's story, "The Lovely Lady", the vampire is a domineering old woman who sucks the vitality out of her son and niece by controlling them.

Nesvadba, a Czech writer, regards the West's materialism as a vampire that "sucks the life" out of us.


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