{"product_id":"from-demons-to-dracula-the-creation-of-the-modern-vampire-myth-9781861894038","title":"From Demons to Dracula: The Creation of the Modern Vampire Myth","description":"In blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker's \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e, this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. The cultural history of the vampire is a rich and varied tale that is now ably documented in \u003ci\u003eFrom Demons to Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e, a compelling study of the vampire myth that reveals why this creature of the undead fascinates us so.\u003cbr\u003eBeresford's chronicle roams from the mountains of Eastern Europe to the foggy streets of Victorian England to Hollywood, as he investigates the portrayal of the vampire in history, literature, and art. Opening with the original Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, and his status as a national hero in Romania, he endeavors to winnow out truths from the complex legend and folklore. \u003ci\u003eFrom Demons to Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the evolution of the vampire as an icon and supernatural creature, drawing on classical Greek and Roman myths, witch trials and medieval plagues, Gothic literature, and even contemporary works such as Anne Rice's \u003ci\u003eInterview with a Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e and Elizabeth Kostova's \u003ci\u003eThe Historian\u003c\/i\u003e. Beresford also looks at the widespread impact of screen vampires from television shows, classic movies starring Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, and more recent films such as \u003ci\u003eUnderworld \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlade\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether as a demon of the underworld or a light-fearing hunter of humans, the vampire has endured through the centuries, the book reveals, as powerfully symbolic figure for human concerns with life, death, and the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003eA wide-ranging and engrossing chronicle, \u003ci\u003eFrom Demons to Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e casts this blood-thirsty nightstalker as a remarkably complex and telling totem of our nightmares, real and imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4282798\"\u003eMatthew Beresford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.47w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861894038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861894031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS010000\"\u003eEurope | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathew Beresford \u003c\/b\u003eis a freelance writer based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44696608571629,"sku":"9781861894038","price":43.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c827b98d-f3bc-4e4f-ac2d-67f1da8daab2.jpg?v=1703802658","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/from-demons-to-dracula-the-creation-of-the-modern-vampire-myth-9781861894038","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}