Author: Sandy Kulhavy
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
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A wandering vampire travels the world throughout the centuries, but with a strict moral code: he does not drink near where he stays, nor does he feed on innocent prey. Kyle watches his family members pass on, while he endures immortal life and grapples with feeling damned to hell for all eternity. When Kyle encounters Magda, an innocent woman whose blood he finds undeniably irresistible, Kyle questions his faith, fearing he’s been abandoned by God. A story of redemption, A Vampire’s Tale illustrates the complexities of faith in the face of condemnation. About the Author Sandy Kulhavy has always loved animals. She worked with Morgan horses for a while, and is passionate about dogs, having adopted several shelter dogs. Animals bring such love and joy into Kulhavy’s life, and her dogs are her biggest blessing. Kulhavy enjoys taking pictures of the wildlife where she lives, often seeing turkey, deer, squirrels, and rabbits.
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307473899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
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The Vampire Archives is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories, as well as the most comprehensive bibliography of vampire fiction ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there’s no escape. Vampires! Whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice, they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now Otto Penzler—editor of the bestselling Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps—has compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever. With over eighty stories, including the works of Stephen King and D. H. Lawrence, alongside Lord Byron and Tanith Lee, not to mention Edgar Allan Poe and Harlan Ellison, The Vampire Archives will drive a stake through the heart of any other collection out there. Other contributors include: Arthur Conan Doyle • Ray Bradbury • Ambrose Bierce • H. P. Lovecraft • Harlan Ellison • Roger Zelazny • Robert Bloch • Clive Barker
Author: Kater Cheek
Publisher: Kater Cheek
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Can Kit serve a vampire warlock without becoming evil herself? When vampires in Austin break the centuries-long code of silence, bloodsuckers around the world are forced to choose sides. Vampire Guild Leader Holzhausen allies with the traditionalist Quieters who kill those who speak the truth about their kind. Kit feels duty-bound to support her patron, but as a tsunami of vampires take to social media, the enormity of her boss’ position grows untenable. As Holzhausen uses dark curses and assassinations to solidify his political base, Kit realizes that the only way to keep from becoming complicit in her mentor’s massacres is to escape the city. But when a betrayal thwarts Kit’s plans to flee, she finds herself faced with an unspeakable choice: murder a friend or endanger her family’s lives by refusing. Will Kit remain loyal to the warlock who trained her or die for refusing to cross an ethical line? Vampire’s Pawn is the ninth book in the Kit Melbourne series. If you like character driven urban fantasy with an ethically nuanced plot, then you’ll love Kater Cheek’s dark novel. Buy Vampire’s Pawn to take a stand against evil today!
Author: Kevin Emerson
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504010795
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Oliver’s life is no different from those of most middle school kids—except he sleeps in a coffin and drinks blood for breakfast Oliver Nocturne lives a pretty normal life—he deals with bullies, has an obnoxious older brother, and generally feels misunderstood. But being a vampire presents another host of problems, especially when he feels—he knows—he’s not quite like everyone else. When Emalie, a human girl with a troubled past, takes a picture of him, Oliver ignores the rules that forbid him from interacting with humans and agrees to show her the darkest secrets of the Seattle underworld. But their quest will uncover more than vampire mythology—they will learn the terrible truth about Oliver’s past and his purpose. And for Emalie, this knowledge could come at a fatal price.
Author: J Gordon Melton
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
ISBN: 1578593506
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 945
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The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the blood thirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.
Author: Pamela J. Rauch
Publisher: Nightshade Press
ISBN: 1956010599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Dracula's Muse - Book II, begins on September 11th, one of the darkest days in American history. Thanks to the gallant efforts of Countess Bathory, our favorite villain, Vlad Dracula is rescued from the flaming wreckage of ground zero. Unfortunately, the Romanian vampire did not want to be saved, and now he must face the challenge of starting over. Once Dracula accepts his fate, he reunites with his old friend, Jack the Ripper; together they make plans to go back in time to manipulate the past...in their favor. Dracula's first order of business: to save his love, Mary Kelly from becoming the Ripper's fifth and final victim. Through the magic of time travel, Dracula and Jack meet an unexpected new friend, the one and only, Frankenstein. Turns out, he's not a fictional character after all. Mary Shelley discovers this in a most profound way, when he comes to her window and commands she write his life story. Naturally, Mary refuses however, the hideous creature threatens to kill everyone she loves; with no other recourse, Mary Shelley complies. Dracula and Jack both embrace their new friend; for his size and muscle more than anything else. The trio formulate a plan to restore the vampire community to its former glory. Traveling back in time to 1985, they reclaim their old home in Manhattan, an underground sanctuary called Tunneltown. The plan is simple, they need to find a way to prevent the events of 1993; the awful day when most of Dracula's progeny were incinerated by a S.W.A.T. team looking for terrorists.If you're looking for a story with lots of twists and turns, you've come to the right place. Dracula's Muse, will deliver all of this and more. Enjoy the ride!
Author: Bryan Senn
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476687889
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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In 1932, The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff, introduced another icon to the classic monster pantheon, beginning a journey down the cinematic Nile that has yet to reach its end. Over the past century, movie mummies have met everyone from Abbott and Costello to Tom Cruise, not to mention a myriad of fellow monsters. Horrifying and mysterious, the mummy comes from a different time with uncommon knowledge and unique motivation, offering the lure of the exotic as well as the terrors of the dark. From obscure no-budgeters to Hollywood blockbusters, the mummy has featured in films from all over the globe, including Brazil, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, and even its fictional home country of Egypt--with each film bringing its own cultural sensibilities. Movie mummies have taken the form of teenagers, superheroes, dwarves, kung fu fighters, Satanists, cannibals and even mummies from outer space. Some can fly, some are sexy, some are scary and some are hilarious, and mummies quickly moved beyond horror cinema and into science fiction, comedy, romance, sexploitation and cartoons. From the Universal classics to the Aztec Mummy series, from Hammer's versions to Mexico's Guanajuato variations, this first-ever comprehensive guide to mummy movies offers in-depth production histories and critical analyses for every feature-length iteration of bandaged horror.
Author: Schuy R. Weishaar
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786471867
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 221
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The concepts and theories surrounding the aesthetic category of the grotesque are explored in this book by pursuing their employment in the films of American auteurs Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers and David Lynch. The author argues that interpreting these directors' films through the lens of the grotesque allows us1to situate both the auteurs and the films within a long history of the grotesque in art and aesthetics. This cultural tradition effectively subsumes the contribution of any artist or1genre that intersects it but also affords the artist or genre--the auteur and the genre filmmaker--a pantheon and an abundance of images, themes, and motifs through which he1or she can subversively represent the world and our place in it.
Author: Bryan Senn
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147662691X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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From the horrific to the heroic, cinematic werewolves are metaphors for our savage nature, symbolizing the secret, bestial side of humanity that hides beneath our civilized veneer. Examining acknowledged classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and The Howling (1981), as well as overlooked gems like Dog Soldiers (2011), this comprehensive filmography covers the highs and lows of the genre. Information is provided on production, cast and filmmakers, along with critical discussion of the tropes and underlying themes that make the werewolf a terrifying but fascinating figure.
Author: G. Q. Bowler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190499001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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Is there a War on Christmas? This book surveys the history of the world's most popular festival and the never-ending battles it has engendered ever since its hotly-contested invention in the Roman Empire.
