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Written in Blood: A Cultural History of the British Vampire

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Vampires, chilling supernatural creatures of the night - do they really exist? The British Isles has a remarkable association with the realms of the undead, from the nineteenth-century world of Croglin Grange, Varney the Vampire and Stoker's Dracula, through to Hammer Films and the modern phenomenon of the Highgate Vampire. In this book, illustrated with many never before seen photographs and drawing on extensive original research, is a detailed and fascinating exploration of the history of British vampirism in both fact and fiction; a modern guide where every page is truly written in blood.

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The History Press

Release: October 01, 2014

ISBN: 0752497154

ISBN 13: 9780752497150

Written in Blood: A Cultural History of the British Vampire

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Vampires, chilling supernatural creatures of the night - do they really exist? The British Isles has a remarkable association with the realms of the undead, from the nineteenth-century world of Croglin Grange, Varney the Vampire and Stoker's Dracula, through to Hammer Films and the modern phenomenon of the Highgate Vampire. In this book, illustrated with many never before seen photographs and drawing on extensive original research, is a detailed and fascinating exploration of the history of British vampirism in both fact and fiction; a modern guide where every page is truly written in blood.

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The History Press

Release: October 01, 2014

ISBN: 0752497154

ISBN 13: 9780752497150

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