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	Vampire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy), often having unnatural powers, heightened bodily functions, and/or the ability to physically transform.
		Vampires are often described as having a variety of additional powers and character traits, extremely variable in different traditions, and are a frequent subject of folklore, cinema, and contemporary fiction.
		A vampire in the grave could be discerned by holes in the earth, an undecomposed corpse with a red face, or having one foot in the corner of the coffin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vampire (4819 words)

	Vampire fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its portrayal of vampirism as a disease (contagious demonic possession), with its undertones of sex, blood, and death, struck a chord in a Victorian England where tuberculosis and syphilis were common.
		Though most other works of vampire fiction do not feature Dracula as a character, there is typically a clear inspiration from Stoker, reflected in a fascination with sex and wealth, as well as overwhelmingly frequent use of Gothic settings and iconography.
		The vampire was transformed from a creature of disgust and fear into an object of lust, in such films as Camilla (released as La Maldicion De Los Karnstein, 1963), Daughters of Darkness (released as Children Of The Night, 1971), Dracula (1979), and Once Bitten (1985), for just a few examples.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vampire_fiction (2462 words)

	Vampire Fiction
		The Vampire was an incredibly popular figure in literature in England last century, with figures such as James Rymer's Varney the Vampire and Dr. John Polidori's Lord Rutven (a caricature of Lord Byron) being as well known then as Dracula is today.
		Vampires can look human, can move in human circles, and thus is a perfect device for examining society from an outsiders point of view, and no-one does it better then Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
		The Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire (1976), The Vampire Lestat (1985) & The Queen of the Damned (1988) by Anne Rice.
	www.tabula-rasa.info /Horror/VampireFiction.html (1535 words)

	Vampire fiction: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Vampire fiction covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires vampire quick summary:
		A vampire is a mythical or folklorefolkloric creature said to subsist on human and/or animal blood often having magical powers and the ability to transform....
		Dracula is a fictional character, arguably the most famous vampire in fiction....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/va/vampire_fiction.htm (389 words)

	CHANGING TRENDS IN VAMPIRE FICTION
		The vampire girl killing her boyfriend and then tenderly wrapping his body in bedsheets to protect him from the sun until he returns from the dead the next night comes to mind.
		Attacked by a vampire, she revived as a vampire with amnesia and became a hooker.
		In many ways this vampire is a fairly decent person, but streetwise and tough as nails too, giving a much more realistic picture of what might really happen to someone in her situation.
	www.chebucto.ns.ca /~vampire/fictrend.html (2716 words)

	Reading Lists - Vampire Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Centuries after serving the king of England as his vampire protector, Richard, now a highly paid anti-terrorist consultant to the Canadian government, is drawn into a deadly race to save his creator, the Lady Ardis, and with her all humanity.
		Vampire private detective and nightclub owner Jack Fleming takes on Hurley Dugan, a ruthless and vengeful flmailer who knows all-too-much about Jack's unnatural secret and who is willing to do anything to help members of the New York mob take over the club.
		Lizzie Vaughan, who has vampire blood in her, is being pursued by vampire leader Julius who wants her to be at his side when he and his band of followers take over the planet, but Lizzie and her cowboy boyfriend Tucker have other plans.
	www.mesalibrary.org /read_next/vampire.htm (839 words)

	Vampires of Folklore and Fiction, Staking Claims (Skeptical Inquirer / March 1996)
		The folkloric vampires had been peasants, but in the eighteenth century, authors were still reluctant to make peasants into major characters in stories, so the fictional vampire was moved into the upper classes.
		The modern "vampires" derive their inspiration not from the perfectly good material from folklore, which in fact has been sadly neglected, but from the fiction, perhaps because it is more dramatic and coherent.
		The baffling part of this is that the modern "vampires" are claiming kinship not with the vampire that our ancestors actually believed in but with the fictional vampire derived from that one.
	www.csicop.org /si/9603/staking.html (2372 words)

	Absolute Write Water Cooler - Is vampire fiction dead?
		We have a new vampire fiction coming out with Tor next year, and we've taken it a whole different direction -- making the vampires sentient parasites that "infect" humans and force them to drink blood.
		vampires are easy story fodder supported by other writers without or out of creative ideas and by a reading audience without terribly discriminating tastes who forever want vampire stories instead of letting the sub-genre fade out for a few years lest they, like romance readers, suffer withdrawal symptoms.
		Stephen King wrote one of my favorite short vampire tales with "The Night Flier." When I think of a vampire, the one in "The Night Flier" is the one I definitely would not want to encounter.
	www.absolutewrite.com /forums/printthread.php?t=16547 (2209 words)

	TTA PRESS DISCUSSION FORUM: Vampire Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		I think it was the first vampire fiction I ever read where I was aware that it was actually supposed to be horror (the rather grim covers gave it away somewhat), though looking back on it, I don't really agree with all the Cold War fearmongering.
		One of the books I read on vampirism, the author was dismissive of the bloodsuckers, but convinced that the other type, draining their victims of psychic and emotional energy, were a very real phenomena, tying that in to such things as the Icelandic tradition of the night hag and other figures in folklore.
		Eroticism is inherent in the vampire's MO, biting and sucking, his seductive appeal, her vampishness, the defiance of conventional standards, and of course the myth dates back to the lamia and that archetypal seductress Lilith.
	www.ttapress.com /discus/messages/54/179.html#POST1333 (7415 words)

	Vampire Fiction: A Reading List
		American vampire sleuth Simon Kirby-Jones arrives in the cozy village of Snupperton Mumsley to start a new life, but when Abigail Winterton, the town's nasty postmistress, is murdered after a rather spirited meeting of SMADS (the Snupperton Mumsley Amateur Dramatic Society), Simon must dig through a wealth of suspects to expose a killer.
		The former mentor to the vampire Lestat tells his story, which begins in the ancient Roman Empire when he is made a "blood god" by the Druids and follows him through the darkest, bloodiest centuries of European history.
		Set in the shadow world of vampires, a story of medical suspense and murder finds police detective Merrick Chapman hunting a bloodthirsty killer and trying to prevent the woman he loves from becoming the next victim.
	www.springfieldlibrary.org /reading/vampire.htm (575 words)

	LFPL - Teen Pages - Booklists - Vampire Fiction
		Written in 1954 and taking place in the future - 1976, this is one of the most influential vampire novels of the 20th century.
		The vampires had been living in London since the time of Elizabeth I. But now they were being ruthlessly murdered by someone or something that ripped their coffins open for the light of day to burn them to ashes.
		His wife Lydia tracks down the most trustworthy vampire she knows, Don Simon Ysidro, and demands that he help her find James.
	www.lfpl.org /teenpages/booklists/vampires.htm (627 words)

	Amazon.com: Blood Thirst : 100 Years of Vampire Fiction : Books: Leonard Wolf,Richard Matheson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The science-fiction vampire in C.L. Moore's ``Shambleau'' indulges in monstrous, slimy couplings, while the immortal woman in the excerpt from Whitley Streiber's erotically powerful ``The Hunger'' blesses her victims with lives that last for 200 years.
		The nonhuman vampire in Hanns Heinz Ewers's ``The Spider,'' a beautiful woman in a window, hypnotizes her victims into the supreme delight of suicide (she is, literally, a spider).
		The heroic vampire in Anne Rice's ``The Master of Rampling Gate'' remains invisible except to the heroine.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195115937?v=glance (1440 words)

	Fraser's Fractured Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Much of the fiction contained within these links pertains to the loving relationship between two homosexual men.
		NEW Vampire Limitations, a story of Blaine and Olivia after the events in "Loom".
		This is a story I threatened to write if I ever heard the phrase "The Vampire as an archetype" again: A Cold Draft.
	www.geocities.com /g_redoak/fiction.htm (1358 words)

	Vampire Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		CHANGING TRENDS IN VAMPIRE FICTION by Beverley Richardson Monsters in numberless quantities haunt the pages of horror novels, but none is more popular than the vampire.
		Vampire Hunter S by Rick Jones - a somewhat familiar...
		Vampire Fiction The Raven & The Gecko An original work of vampire fiction by Matt Jones To order Retrovision or Vampires & Slayers online, click here.
	www.bramstokercentre.org /vampirefiction.html (196 words)

	The Vampire Library - Fiction Guide
		This section of The Vampire Library is designed to help you find books related to your specific vampire reading interests.
		The Vampire Lestat: A Grahic Novel by Anne Rice
		Vampire Chronicles & New Tales of the Vampires by Anne Rice
	www.vampirelibrary.com /lists/guide.htm (389 words)

	BBC - Cult Vampires - Homepage
		Put a vampire on your desktop with our four stunning artwork galleries.
		Find out if you're a vampire with our fun quiz, or get the experts' film recommendations.
		Watch video interviews with vampire experts, vampire hunters, and vampire fans.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cult/vampires (82 words)

	Vampire Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Collection of vampire and related literature from 1867 to 1940.
		Lord of the Vampires: The Diaries of the Family Dracul.
		Collection of vampire short stories and texts from Lord Byron and Polidori through the mid-1980s.
	www.wsu.edu /~delahoyd/vampfiction.html (192 words)

	Amazon.com: The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles, Book II): Books: Anne Rice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		After the spectacular debut of Interview with the Vampire in 1976, Anne Rice put aside her vampires to explore other literary interests--Italian castrati in Cry to Heaven and the Free People of Color in The Feast of All Saints.
		The remainder of the novel purports to be that autobiography: the vampire traces his mortal youth as the son of a marquis in pre-Revolutionary France, his initiation into vampirism at the hands of Magnus, and his quest for the ultimate origins of his undead species.
		The Vampire Armand : The Vampire Chronicles (Rice, Anne, Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345313860?v=glance (1710 words)

	The Vampire Library - Non Fiction
		Treatise on Vampires and Revenants by Dom Augustine Calmet
		The Vampire in Literature: A Critical Bibliography by Margaret L. Carter and Robert Scholes
		Vampires: Encounters with the Undead by David J. Skal
	www.vampirelibrary.com /lists/nonfic.htm (629 words)

	Vampire's Crypt: Links to Other Vampire Sites
		A GRAVEDIGGER'S DOZEN OF OUTSTANDING VAMPIRE TALES, by Margaret L. Carter, an essay on the greatest vampire novels of all time, with a focus on the 1970s through 1990s.
		The Moral Vampire, a series of novels by Rosemarie E. Bishop.
		Dowse Fiction Hub, a site for classic and contemporary fiction in all genres, including a ghost story, "Residual Fumes," by Margaret Carter.
	members.aol.com /MLCVamp/other.htm (631 words)

	Non-Fiction Vampire Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Daughters of Lilith: An Analysis of the Vampire Motif in 19
		Politics of Atrocity and Lust: The Vampire Tale as a Nightmare History of England in the Nineteenth Century
		Vampire in the Bedroom: The Representation of Women in Victorian Fiction and Social Theory (Thesis)
	www.bloodbathers.co.uk /vampire_books_nonfiction.htm (787 words)

	Is vampire fiction dead? - Absolute Write Water Cooler
		As long as new writers (and experienced writers too) stay away from the Vampire: The Gathering/Anne Rice genre of vampire, I'd say there's always something fresh that can be written.
		I do find a lot of people enjoy Vampires and watching the movies and playing role playing games with them and reading the books...the list goes on.
		As far as I'm concerned Brian Lumley's 'Necroscope' series is vampire fiction at is very finest.
	www.absolutewrite.com /forums/showthread.php?t=16547 (2392 words)

	Vampire Fiction Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		I can't remember how up-to-date this list is. I try to add in the new books that I get and any others that I find out about.
		If you know of any other vampire books that I haven't got listed here, please let me know here
		The kiss of death: An anthology of vampire stories
	www.bloodbathers.co.uk /vampire_books_fiction.htm (88 words)

	eBay - fiction vampire books, Fiction Books, Audiobooks items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Vampires 2 No.2 Man's Story 2 Publication Pulp Fiction
		FICTION = "Interview with the Vampire" - Anne Rice PB
		FICTION = "The Vampire Lestat" - Anne Rice PB
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=fiction+vampire+books&... (453 words)

	Vampire Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Jessica Allodola discovers that the vampire world of her fiction is real when she...
		She holds a Master of Arts Degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University and is the author of twenty-one novels.
		Vampires have appeared in mythology and legend from around the world.
	www.stlvbug.org /vampire-fiction.html (269 words)

	Tomfolio.com: Fiction: Horror, Vampire Fiction
		Vampire short stories by Suzy McKee Charnas, Karl Edward Wagner, Robert Silverberg, Kathe Koja, Elizabeth Massie, Barry N. Malzberg, Rick Wilber, Jonathan Carroll, Thomas Ligotti, Melissa Mia Hall, David J. Schow, Jack Womack, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Thomas Tessier, Chelksea Quinn Yarbro, K. Jeter, Pat Cadigan, and Robert Holdstock and Gary Kilworth.
		After nearly falling prey to the seductive power of Dracula, the vampire prince, Mina Harker finds it hauntingly difficult to return to the ordinary world of mortal marriage.
		However, an ancient vampire has been sent in pursuit, the last of his kind: a wily, brutal monster who once tutored Vlad Tepes in the art of massacre--.
	www.tomfolio.com /bookssub.asp?subid=3964 (2476 words)

	BBC - Cult Vampires - New Vampire Stories - Homepage
		Six all-new vampire stories from masters of the genre.
		Are vampires the only thing that can suck your life away?
		Forget diets and exercise - what you need is a vampire.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cult/vampires/newstory/index.shtml (118 words)

	Carter's Crypt: Vampires, Horror, Fantasy, and Romance
		In these pages, you can find information about her published works, the discontinued fanzine THE VAMPIRE'S CRYPT (all issues still available), and also links to other horror and fantasy literature.
		Little does she suspect that the woman they're pursuing is a real vampire, and so is Max.
		From Bram Stoker´s 1897 creation of Count Dracula, portrayed as a foreign invader bent on the conquest of England, the literary vampire has symbolized the Other, whether his or her otherness arises from racial, ethnic, sexual, or species difference.
	www.margaretlcarter.com (455 words)

	Fresh Blood--Original Vampire Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Of which "Changes" is an original vampire story, soon to be converted to a novel(s).
		An free, ongoing blog story about a vampire that takes in the daughter of one of his victims.
		This is the story of Antoniette Aloise, a young woman who thought her life was rather boring, until she met the man of her dreams.
	i.webring.com /hub?ring=freshbloodorigin (709 words)

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