"a thorough resource"-- Library Journal ; "recommended"-- Choice ; "informative.extensive.comprehensive.impressive.highly recommended"-- Midwest Book Review ; "a solid and unusual reference work"-- Reference Reviews ; "the bibliography is impressive, to say the least, and if scholars were taking up a study of vampire mythology, this would be the volume to start with for the invaluable list of sources alone.a treasure trove of fascinating and horrifying details.useful, well conceived, and a terrific source of bibliographic material. Bane has done mythology studies and popular culture a service"-- Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts .