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Summary
In the deepest strata of human history, long before the elegant Count Dracula stalked the pages of Gothic novels or the shambling revenants of the Balkans haunted village folklore, there existed a primal fear. It was a dread of the unseen, of the malevolent forces that lurked in the shadows, capable of siphoning away the very essence of life. These ancient anxieties, woven into the fabric of early mythologies, represent the most rudimentary whispers of what would eventually coalesce into the complex legend of the vampire. These were not yet creatures of aristocratic charm or decaying corpses rising from graves; rather, they were nebulous, terrifying entities born from a fundamental human understanding of vulnerability and the ever-present specter of death.Book information
Genre
Philosophy, Horror
Length
16 hrs 10 mins
Publish date
Jan 8, 2026
Language
English
About the Author
Raphael Wolftone Quinlivan
Table of Contents
1Introduction
9Chapter 9: Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Pinnacle of Gothic Horror
2Chapter 2: The Etymology and Spread of 'Vampire
10Chapter 10: The Vampire in the Pulp Era and Early Cinema
3Chapter 3: The Anatomy of the Folkloric Vampire
11Chapter 11: The Vampire Transformed: 20th Century Literary Evolution
4Chapter 4: Creation and Prevention: Combating the Undead
12Chapter 12: Vampires on the Screen: From Lugosi to Lestat
5Chapter 5: Beyond Europe: Vampiric Entities Worldwide
13Chapter 13: Contemporary Vampire Tropes and Cultural Resonance
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