Nonfiction Books About Vampires

 

Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters, Rosemary Ellen Guiley

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, J. Gordon Melton

The Vampire in Europe, Montague Summers

Vampires and Vampirism, Montague Summers

Vampires of Lore, AP Sylvia

Vampires: Restless Creatures of the Night, Jean Marigny

The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to The Vampire Chronicles, Katherine Ramsland



For a short story I wrote about a vampire, see:

For my post-postmodern novel about a fallen angel vampire, visit:



The fallen angel vampire Planner Forthright appears in many of the books in my Stanton Chronicles series:


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