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composing Dracula. Other research, some aided by the fall of the Iron Curtain, gives more substance to the connection between the historical and literary Dracula. Included is a bibliography of vampire fiction and nonfiction as well as an annotated filmography. |
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674. Melton, J. Gordon. The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead. Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press, 1994. |
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An excellent reference source that covers many aspects of vampire literature, myth and culture. It is an encyclopedic approach with essays on subjects such as Lord Byron, Dark Shadows, characteristics of vampires, the Highgate Vampire, and vampire myths around the world. There is also a bibliography of novels, a filmography, and even a list of organizations devoted to the undead. |
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675. Ramsland, Katherine. The Anne Rice Reader: Writers Explore the Universe of Anne Rice. New York: Ballantine, 1997. Paperback. |
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Anne Rice's biographer, Katherine Ramsland, has put together a collection of essays and articles about Rice and her works. Two early short stories by Rice are also included. Literary critiques include ''The World of the Vampire'' by Gail Abbott Zimmerman, "Lestat: The Vampire as Degenerate Genius" by Richard Noll, and "He Must Have Wept When He Made You: The Homoerotic Pathos in the Movie Version of Interview with the Vampire" by John Beebe. |
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676.. The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. New York: Ballantine, 1993. Hardcover. |
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The essays in this first edition cover the first four books of the Chronicles (see #202-205). Book five, Memnoch the Devil, had not yet been published. |
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677.. The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. New York: Ballantine, 1995. Paperback. Completely revised and updated edition. |
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This companion piece compiled by Rice biographer Ramsland is an excellent resource for those who enjoyed the rich tapestry of Rice's Vampire Chronicles (see #202-206). The encyclopedic format includes essays on every character, place, imagery, plot line, literary allusion, and significant event that appears in each of the five books that make up the Chronicles. Also included are essays on The Witching Hour book one |
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