{"product_id":"vampires-the-history-and-tips-to-recognize-a-real-vampire-essays-on-the-undead-in-popular-culture-around-the-world-paperback","title":"Vampires: The History and Tips to Recognize a Real Vampire (Essays on the Undead in Popular Culture Around the World) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWanda Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe media vampire has roots throughout the world, far beyond the shores of the usual dracula-inspired anglo-american archetypes. Depending on text and context, the vampire is a figure of anxiety and comfort, humor and fear, desire and revulsion. These dichotomies gesture the enduring prevalence of the vampire in mass culture; it can no longer articulate a single feeling or response, bound by time and geography, but is many things to many people.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this book we try to answer this question, and in doing so we take you on journey through time and across the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover the ancient legends of vampiric figures from the oldest civilisations on earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamine the eastern european folklore that inspired the modern vampire tales.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn the scientific explanations for vampire myths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrace the literary vampire from its gothic beginnings to modern dark fantasy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy the evolution of the cinematic vampire from silent cinema to hollywood blockbusters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet the twisted killers who made vampires all too real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe vampire is known throughout dateless antiquity. Assyria knew the vampire long ago, and he lurked amid the primaeval forests of mexico before cortes came. He is feared by the chinese, by the indian, and the malay alike; whilst arabian story tells us again and again of the ghouls who haunt ill-omened sepulchres and lonely crossways to attack and devour the unhappy traveller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44764792324182,"sku":"9781774855317","price":20.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/bUYybVlQalFrMWxCM3Bxa2FFZnhKdz09.webp?v=1779333024","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/vampires-the-history-and-tips-to-recognize-a-real-vampire-essays-on-the-undead-in-popular-culture-around-the-world-paperback","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}