V Is for Vampire : The A-to-Z Guide to Everything Undead

Skal, David J.

ISBN 10: 0452271738 / ISBN 13: 9780452271739

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1996

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Synopsis:

Have you ever wondered why vampires hate garlic? Or why they can't look at mirrors? And, while we're on the subject, do you remember the classic film Dracula Meets the Outer Space Chicks?
If any of these questions have kept you in movie theaters for hours or up until dawn with a page-turning horror tale, you are not alone. Vampires have recaptured the hearts and minds (and necks) of millions of people all over the world. And now, David J. Skal, the bestselling author of Hollywood Gothic, tells us everything about the fiendishly fascinating creature known as the Vampire. Here's the real story behind those wooden stakes, Nosferatu, and the children of the night. Here, too, are zombies, bats, crypts, Bram Stoker, satanic rites - even the psychosexual roots of Dracula lore.

Synopsis: An A-Z compendium of facts and trivia relating to the world of the undead, revealing, for instance, why vampires have an aversion to garlic, and why they are unable to gaze into mirrors. Also included are bats, crypts, satanic rites and the psychosexual roots of Dracula lore.

Bibliographic Details

Title: V Is for Vampire : The A-to-Z Guide to ...
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.