Dracula The Connoisseur's Guide [Paperback]

In the 100 years since its publication, Bram Stoker'sDraculahas never been out of print.  Once introduced to the world by the silent film classicNosferatuin 1921, Dracula became an enduring icon of fear, forever immortalized as a frightful embodiment of evil and forbidden sexuality.

Now, in this fascinating and entertaining account, Wolf examines the various interpretations of the immortal vampire in print, film, television, theater, and literature, including an extensive outline of Bram Stoker's life and his literary masterpiece,Dracula.  Wolf explains how the story of a sexually sadistic undead creature/man who feeds on blood worked its way into mainstream society and how it is now used as a ubiquitous marketing tool for products from hair tonic to children's breakfast cereal.

The sourcebook includes:

* An exploration and the history of vampire myths, including the tale of Vlad the Impaler
* An overview of vampire films from the silent classicNosferatuto Francis Ford Coppola'sBram Stoker's Dracula
* A discussion of vampire bats and the lore of blood
* A complete bibliography, filmography with movie stills, telefilmography, and a theater chronology
* Maps of Transylvania, London, and Whitby
* A calendar to coincide with the "real time" actions of Bram Stoker's Dracula, complete with sunrise and sunset times as well as the all-important phases of the moon
* And much more...Leonard Wolfis a teacher, an author, a leading translator of Yiddish literature, and an award-winning authority on Gothic literature and film. He has edited such volumes asWolf’s Complete Book of TerrorandBlood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Literature.Chapter One: In Which the Lore and Lure of Death and Vampirism are Displayed

Leaving all folklore aside, what might have originally prompted rational people to believe in the possibility of vampires? 
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