The Delicate Dependency
Title | The Delicate Dependency PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Talbot |
Publisher | |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781941147245 |
Often cited as one of the best and most influential vampire novels ever written, this is a novel of suspenseful originality.
The Delicate Dependency
Title | The Delicate Dependency PDF eBook |
Author | John Michael Talbot |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
Title | Bram Stoker's Dracula PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Margaret Davison |
Publisher | Dundurn |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 1997-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1550022792 |
A collection of essays by some of the world's leading scholars analyzing and celebrating the novel's legacy in popular culture.
The Monster with a Thousand Faces
Title | The Monster with a Thousand Faces PDF eBook |
Author | Brian J. Frost |
Publisher | Popular Press |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780879724597 |
Brian Frost chronicles the history of the vampire in myth and literature, providing a sumptuous repast for all devotees of the bizarre. In a wide-ranging survey, including plot summaries of hundreds of novels and short stories, the reader meets an amazing assortment of vampires from the pages of weird fiction, ranging from the 10,000-year-old femme fatale in Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Conqueror to the malevolent fetus in Eddy C. Bertin’s “Something Small, Something Hungry.” Nostalgia buffs will enjoy a discussion of the vampire yarns in the pulp magazines of the interwar years, while fans of contemporary vampire fiction will also be sated.
The Last Vampire
Title | The Last Vampire PDF eBook |
Author | Whitley Strieber |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2001-10-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0743418085 |
“Bloody, lush, and gripping” (Publishers Weekly), the eternal story continues in this bestselling sequel to Whitley Strieber’s horror classic, The Hunger. Miriam Blaylock knows the secrets of civilization, the mysteries of life—and the agony of undeath. For centuries, she has traveled the world undetected. Until now. Interpol agent Paul Ward has cleansed continents of vampires, orchestrated the extermination of an ancient lair, and obtained their sacred Book of Names. He knows where they hide. He knows when they feast. And he knows their weaknesses. But he has a weakness of his own: Miriam. Cunning and elusive, she has escaped his complex network of hunters for years. Toxic and seductive, she has become his obsession. Now, predator is about to become prey. Killer to become lover. Good and evil will become inexorably entwined as the endgame begins for the last vampire.
The Dilemmas of Identity
Title | The Dilemmas of Identity PDF eBook |
Author | George Schöpflin |
Publisher | Tallinn University Press |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9985587014 |
THEY BITE
Title | THEY BITE PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Maberry |
Publisher | Kensington Publishing Corp. |
Pages | 644 |
Release | 2009-08-25 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0806532165 |
From two award-winning authors, a collection of horror legends and folklore from the world of supernatural and paranormal storytelling. The ultimate guidebook to the horrific roots and modern-day expressions of our darkest fears, with contributions from the modern masters of the macabre. Wary mortals have always lived in fear of monsters that feast on human flesh and blood to energize their evil essence. Every culture and country has its demons—and since earliest times we've tried to capture these supernatural predators through the power of storytelling. But they refuse to be tamed . . . Join Bram Stoker Award winners Maberry and Kramer on a chilling journey into the nature of the beast. You'll unearth graves and venture into forbidden caves and forests to discover the evolution of supernatural predators throughout centuries of scares. From ancient heroes battling dragons to wary vampire hunters opening cobweb-enshrouded coffins, this compendium of creepy creatures tracks the monsters of our imagination from the whispered fireside tales of old to the books, comics, and films that keep us shivering on the edges of our seats with delight and fascination.