Table of Contents Introduction by J. Gordon Melton 1 Vampire Studies: A Brief Overview 9 A Vampire Timeline, with Special Reference to Literature, Stage Drama, Cinema and Television, 1800-2013 15 I--Vampires and Vampirism: General Sources Bibliographies, Libraries and Booklore 23 Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Biographical Guides 27 Books, Monographs and Articles 29 II--Folklore and History Folklore and Mythology 39 Historical Perspective 51 Vlad Tepes 55 Elizabeth Bathory 57 Vampire Slayers 59 III--Literature Vampire Literature Before Dracula 62 Lord Byron, William Polidori and "The Vampyre" 69 Sheridan Le Fanu and "Carmilla" 72 Bram Stoker and Dracula, the Novel 75 Vampire Literature Since Dracula 109 Sherlock Holmes' Vampire Encounters 123 The Vampire Chronicles of Anne Rice 125 Stephen King's Vampires 132 IV--Vampires on Stage and Screen Stage Drama 135 Cinematic Vampires: General 139 Cinematic Vampires: The Silent Era 147 Cinematic Vampires: The Universal Era 151 Cinematic Vampires : World War II 156 Cinematic Vampires: Hammer Movies 168 Cinematic Vampires: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker's Dracula 175 Cinematic Vampires: The Twilight Saga 179 Cinematic Vampires from Asia 195 V--Vampires on Television General Sources 198 Dark Shadows 202 Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel 208 True Blood 286 VI--Vampires in Music and Art Music 292 Art 295 Graphic Arts, Comic Books 297 VII--The Metaphorical Vampire Vampires as Social Science Metaphors 304 Psychological Perspectives on Vampirism 308 Medical Treatments of Vampirism 316 Vampires, Religion and Theology 319 Vampires and the Law 324 Vampirism, Crime and Criminology 327 Vampire Animals and Plants 331 VIII--The Contemporary Vampire Subculture The Contemporary Vampire 335 Cookbooks and Cuisine 343 IX--Juvenilia Children's Books 345 Pseudo-Documentaries 350 Appendix A: Top Grossing Vampire Movies 353 Appendix B: Vampire Series on Television 354 Appendix C: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Conferences 356 Index 357.