English
Vampires — those horrifying creatures which are neither dead nor alive — have a history which stretches back into the dim past. Today their fascination is as strong as ever. They are the popular subjects of films, books and television programmes.
The myth is still strong, a myth which has been fed by 'facts' and stories for hundreds of years.
Some of the best vampires recorded or invented during the past two thousand years appear in this anthology. The book includes accounts by such people as a first-century Roman historian, a twelfth-century bishop, and a nineteenth-century Yankee journalist. The fictional representations include Carmilla by Le Fanu; a short story by Bram Stoker, originally intended as the first chapter of Dracula and several thrillers by such masterful writers as Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson.
Together, these portraits present a horrifying picture of that world of the undead.
