How To Kill A Vampire

Citing examples from folklore, as well as horror films, TV shows, and works of fiction, this book details all known ways to prevent vampirism, including how to protect oneself against attacks and how to destroy vampires. While offering explanations on the origins and uses of most commonly known tactics in fending off vampirism, the book also delves much deeper by collecting historical accounts of unusual burial rites and shocking superstitions from European history, from the “real” Serbian vampire Arnold Paole to the unique Bulgarian Djadadjii, a professional vampire “bottler.” It traces the evolution of how to kill the fictional vampire—from Bram Stoker’s Dracula and the Hammer horror films beginning in the 1950s to Anne Rice’s Lestat and the dreamy vamps of Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries—and also celebrates the most important slayers, including Van Helsing, Buffy, and Blade. In exploring how and why these monsters have been created and the increasingly complex ways in which they are destroyed, the book not only serves as a handy guide to the history and modern role of the vampire, it reveals much about the changing nature of human fears.

Bram Stoker's novel Dracula is one of the true classics of the horror novel as it tells the story of the vampire as he attempts to spread his curse to England, and the small band of heroes who try to stop him. Told through a series of letters, the terror the vampire creates seeps through the pages in one of the most influential novels ever told. This collection also includes the short story 'Dracula's Guest', as well as a number of other horror short stories by Bram Stoker.

“This funny and fresh take on a classic tale manages to comment on gender roles, racial disparities, and white privilege all while creeping me all the way out. So good.”—Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this New York Times best-selling horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town. Bonus features: • Reading group guide for book clubs • Hand-drawn map of Mt. Pleasant • Annotated true-crime reading list by Grady Hendrix • And more! Patricia Campbell’s life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she’s always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only thing keeping her sane is her book club, a close-knit group of Charleston women united by their love of true crime. At these meetings they’re as likely to talk about the Manson family as they are about their own families. One evening after book club, Patricia is viciously attacked by an elderly neighbor, bringing the neighbor's handsome nephew, James Harris, into her life. James is well traveled and well read, and he makes Patricia feel things she hasn’t felt in years. But when children on the other side of town go missing, their deaths written off by local police, Patricia has reason to believe James Harris is more of a Bundy than a Brad Pitt. The real problem? James is a monster of a different kind—and Patricia has already invited him in. Little by little, James will insinuate himself into Patricia’s life and try to take everything she took for granted—including the book club—but she won’t surrender without a fight in this blood-soaked tale of neighborly kindness gone wrong.

"Fun! Artistic! Great Writing! Cool Images!" Have you ever been on a dark country road, face to face with one of the evil undead, and had no idea how to defend yourself? Well, probably not if you're still alive and reading this. Finally, there is a book that very concisely and very quickly teaches you how to defend yourself and others against Vampires, those annoying, smelly creatures of the night. With photos, tips and tricks to get the upper-hand in a Vamp attack, "How to Kill Vampires because they are unnatural jerks" gives you the fundamentals you need to survive a supernatural encounter with a blood-sucking scumbag. CRYSTOBAL, Vampire Hunter, Gothic Artist and creator and purveyor of the modern-day primitive-style Vampire Killing Kit, has been hunting and dusting vampires for five decades (he looks a lot younger than he is). With skills honed in the field, and years of research into the lore, legend and lives (er, eh, deads?) of Vampires, CRYSTOBAL is now passing on his ultimate secrets and experiences to the public in this very cool, full-color book. Written by Amazon best-selling author Christopher Pinto (Bill Riggins Paranormal Mystery Series) as dictated by CRYSTOBAL, this book covers everything one needs to know, whether you are an aspiring Vampire Slayer or just some average Joe (or Jill) who is sick of Vampires screwing up your evening plans. This book highlights all the important aspects of finding and killing the undead: Stakes, Crosses, Silver, Garlic, Homestead Locations, Vampire Hangouts, Rock Salt, Holy Water and more, plus a special section on the use of CRYSTOBAL's Vampire Killing Kits, and several methods to thwart a Vamp attack and turn the tables on the night-stalking twerps. In addition, there are several personal stories by the Hunter himself, about Vamps he's known and Vamps he's dusted. Oh, and there's a short section about the history of Vampires in the United States. Plus, there's a section on Vampires in TV shows and movies. Ooh, and a little bit about how the U.S. Military has handled Vamp attacks, since Revolutionary War times. Oh yeah, and actual step-by-step attack sequence instructions. And more. Suitable for teens through adults, "How To Kill Vampires because they are unnatural jerks" is the perfect companion to any Zombie survival guide, ghost hunter's handbook, or occult tome collection, and makes a great gift for Goth chicks or guys who like to stab dead things with a pointy stick. "This is a tongue-in-cheek kinda book, a little funny, very entertaining and full of incredible photographs and graphics that make it a perfect book for your coffee table or dungeon." - Some guy on the internet "Amazing! Triumphant! A real roller coaster!" - every review ever "If you like vampire legends and stories, this is a great addition to your collection. A truly original idea, written as if the vampire hunter were telling you these things person to person. Plus lots of fun photos and a kick-ass layout that makes it a cool book to have. Makes a great gift." - Some Goth chick on the internet

The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author—the inspiration for the hit television series “A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this spellbinding novel, Lestat, rebel outlaw, addresses the tribe of vampires, telling us the mesmerizing story of how he became prince of the vampire world, and of the formation of the Blood Communion, and how his vision for the Children of the Universe to thrive as one, came to be. Lestat takes us from his ancestral castle in the snow-covered mountains of France to the verdant wilds of lush Louisiana, with its lingering fragrances of magnolias and night jasmine; from the far reaches of the Pacific’s untouched islands to the 18th-century city of St. Petersburg and the court of the Empress Catherine. He speaks of his fierce battle of wits and words with the mysterious Rhoshamandes, proud Child of the Millennia, reviled outcast for his senseless slaughter of the legendary ancient vampire Maharet, avowed enemy of Queen Akasha, who refuses to live in harmony at court and who threatens all Lestat has dreamt of....

String garlic by the window and hang a cross around your neck! The most powerful vampire of all time returns in our Stepping Stone Classic adaption of the original tale by Bran Stoker. Follow Johnathan Harker, Mina Harker, and Dr. Abraham van Helsing as they discover the true nature of evil. Their battle to destroy Count Dracula takes them from the crags of his castle to the streets of London... and back again.

Somebody was in there. Somebody - or some thing . . . There is no room thirteen in the creepy Crow's Nest Hotel, where Fliss and her friends are staying on a school trip. Or is there? For at the stroke of midnight, something peculiar happens to the door of the linen cupboard next to room l2. And something is happening to Ellie-May Sunderland, too - something very sinister . . . A gripping page-turner from a master of spooky suspense, award-winning Robert Swindells. Don't read this under the covers at midnight!