True Vampires Of History

by Glut, Donald F.

• ISBN13: 9780918736673
• ISBN10: 0918736676
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-31
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

Donald F. Glut's classic is back in print after decades, bringing to life again tales of historical vampires taken from numerous contemporary chronicles dating from the days of the Roman Empire up through the recorded exploits of vampire hunters of the Twentieth Century. From the cobblestone streets of European cities, through the vastness of Asia and the jungles of Africa, to the secret haunts of the New World, the author brings his researches to life in over fifty narratives of vampire case histories. Have you ever wondered whether or not vampires actually exist? Folklore or fact? Donald F. Glut's classic survey of the historical record provides food for thought fascinating insights into sanguinary world of True Vampires of History.

Table of Contents

Introduction, by D. Scott Rogo	xi
Author's Introduction	xix
Vampire Emperor of Rome	1	(1)
Vampires Described by Walter Map	2	(4)
The Vampire Husband	6	(3)
Concerning the Berwick Vampire	9	(1)
Vampires of Melrose Abbey and Alnwick Castle	10	(5)
Dracula	15	(5)
Countess Elizabeth Bathory	20	(4)
Vampires of Silesia	24	(3)
The Vampire of Pentsch: Johannes Cuntius	27	(6)
Vampire Lover of Paris?	33	(1)
Vampires of Germany	34	(1)
A Friendly Vrykolakas	35	(1)
The Vampire of Croglin Grange	36	(6)
Grando, Vampire of Carniola	42	(1)
Cremation of a Vroucolacas	43	(5)
The Vampire of Blow	48	(1)
Peter Plogojowitz	49	(1)
Arnold Paul	50	(6)
Patriarchal Vampires	56	(3)
Stephen Hubner, Vampire of Treautenau	59	(1)
The Giant Vampire of China	59	(1)
Some Vampires Recorded by Dom Calmet	60	(3)
Vampire Viscount of France	63	(1)
A Russian Vampire	64	(2)
Two Vrukolakas of Grevena	66	(1)
Vampires According to Lawson	67	(1)
Uncle Helleborus and Mr. Tulip	68	(2)
The Vampire of Jewett	70	(1)
Vampires of Rhode Island and Chicago	71	(1)
Exorcism of a Vrykolakas	71	(1)
Vampires Related by Sir Rennell Rodd	72	(1)
Vampire of 1894 London	73	(1)
Vampires Recorded by Hartmann	73	(1)
Andilaveris, Broukolakas of Kythnos	74	(2)
The Bajang	76	(1)
The Vampire Ship	77	(1)
Captain Pokrovksy and the Vampire	78	(1)
Patino of Patmos	79	(1)
Countess Elga	80	(4)
A Living Indian Vampire	84	(1)
Vampires of Bulgaria	85	(4)
Fritz Haarmann, Vampire of Hanover	89	(3)
Vampires Reported by Ralph Shirley	92	(2)
The Vampire Priest	94	(4)
Peter Kurten	98	(3)
The Vampire With Red Hair	101	(1)
John George Haigh	102	(2)
Vampire Corpse-1952	104	(1)
An Asian Vampire	105	(1)
Vampire Hunter-1970	105	(2)
Bibliography	107