by TonyThorne (Author)
A century after Bram Stoker made the Vampire one of the most potent images in all literature, the cult of the undead is as alive as ever. Not only on celluloid and in the pages of fiction, but in the S&M clubs of New York City, in Midwest high schools and English pubs, across the forests of Puerto Rico and the jungles of Malaysia, the creature walks among us. In Children of the Night Tony Thorne provides the ultimate account of the history, meaning and resonance of the Vampire. This rich and enthralling work draws upon explorations in Eastern Europe, new theories of the origin of the Vampire and exclusive interviews with contemporary living Vampires, the very latest incarnations of a phenomenon which simply will not die.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 09 Nov 2000
ISBN 10: 0575402725
ISBN 13: 9780575402720
Book Overview: This is the first book to give a definitive and authoritative account of the history and meaning of an enthralling phenomenon Vampirism is a subject which exerts a morbid yet extremely widespread fascination From the author Countess Dracula which received huge media coverage on first publication: 'Thorne sifts adeptly through mounds of historical evidence, much of it translated for the first time, to try to discover the real woman behind the monster of fantasy' Guardian 'Fascinating ... There is a deep and very sensitive question embedded in this enquiry' TLS 'However academic his approach to horrific details there is no lack of magic ... provocative, informative' Literary Review 'A fascinating account' Independent.
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