13 Bullets: A Vampire Tale - Publisher's Marketing: "The first in a bloodcurdling trilogy, the terrifying novel that became an Internet sensation is finally available in print. Featuring Laura Caxton and Jameson Arkeley's fight against a fast, furious, and truly vicious foe, this novel reignites the vampire genre for a new generation."

Call number: SAC Paperback rack

Anne Rice: A Critical Companion - Publisher's Marketing: "Anne Rice's fame rests on her supernatural tales, but she is far more than a horror novelist. She goes beyond the genre by changing the classic horror stories into myths, fairy tales, and nightmares in order to explore philosophical questions of life, death, evil, and the meaning of existence. This is the most up-to-date analysis of her work and includes individual chapters on each of her vampire, mummy, and witch novels, including Memnoch the Devil (1995). A perfect companion for students and Anne Rice fans, this study also features a biographical chapter and a chapter which discusses her use of the supernatural, gothic, horror, and fantasy genres."

Call number: OPC- PS3568.I265 Z88 1996

Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Novel of the Film Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Call number: OPC - PS3569.A215 B73 1992

The Changing Vampire of Film and Television: A Critical Study of the Growth of a Genre - Publisher's Marketing: "Vampires have been a fixture of film since Bela Lugosi brought Bram Stokers Dracula to life on the big screen in 1931. Over the decades the genre has been far from static, as vampire narratives changed and evolved with the appetites of their viewing public. First depicted as formally dressed villains, vampires would later be portrayed as supernatural beings with some human characteristics, and still later as sympathetic figures. Focusing on 19 representative films and television productions, this critical study tracks the evolutionary changes of the screen vampire. It explores the factors that cause a genre to change and examines the alternating cycles of audience expectation. The author identifies three distinct modes of depiction: the Malignant Cycle (19311948), comprised primarily of the Universal films; the Erotic Cycle (19571985), which encompasses Hammer films and popular television shows; and the Sympathetic Cycle (1987present) including recent offerings. Each film is evaluated in seven key areas including the act of the vampire biting the victim; process of the victims infection; physical appearance and demeanor of the vampire and the vampire expert; and the eventual destruction of the vampire. Appendices include a complete filmography of the films examined."

Call number: OPC - PN1995.9.V3 K36 2006

Dracula by Bram Stoker - Publisher's Marketing: "Of the many admiring reviews Bram Stoker’s Dracula received when it first appeared in 1897, the most astute praise came from the author's mother, who wrote her son: 'It is splendid. No book since Mrs. Shelley's Frankenstein or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or terror.'

A popular bestseller in Victorian England, Stoker's hypnotic tale of the bloodthirsty Count Dracula, whose nocturnal atrocities are symbolic of an evil ages old yet forever new, endures as the quintessential story of suspense and horror. The unbridled lusts and desires, the diabolical cravings that Stoker dramatized with such mythical force, render Dracula resonant and unsettling a century later."

Call number: OPC - PR6037.T617 .D7 1992

Interview with the Vampire - Publisher's Marketing: "Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly erotic, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force--a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses.
It is a novel only Anne Rice could write...."

Call number: SAC Paperback rack

Call number: OPC - PS3568.I265 I5 1977

Call number: OPC - PS3568.I265 I5 1986 Audbks (cassette)

Legends of Blood: The Vampire in History and Myth - Publisher's Marketing: "Of all the fictional monsters that have pierced society's collective consciousness, none has been so persistent or seductive as the vampire. Tales of the undead preying upon the blood of the living have survived in one form or another for thousands of years and across cultures. Legends of Blood traces this fascinating history from the myths of Ancient Greece and Egypt through the Gothic literature of 19th century Europe and up to present day, emphasizing how the tales of this alluring creature tap into humanity's most basic and primal fears. Wayne Bartlett and Flavia Idriceanu's highly readable yet impeccably researched book is a must-have for vampire enthusiasts and scholars alike."

Call number: OPC - GR830.V3 B37 2005

Pandora (New Tales of the Vampires) - Publisher's Marketing: "Anne Rice, creator of the Vampire Lestat, the Mayfair witches and the amazing worlds they inhabit, now gives us the first in a new series of novels linked together by the fledgling vampire David Talbot, who has set out to become a chronicler of his fellow Undead. The novel opens in present-day Paris in a crowded cafe, where David meets Pandora. She is 2,000 years old, a Child of the Millennia, the first vampire ever made by the great Marius. David persuades her to tell the story of her life. Pandora begins, reluctantly at first and then with increasing passion, to recount her mesmerizing tale, which takes us through the ages, from Imperial Rome to 18th-century France to 20th-century Paris and New Orleans."

Call number: SAC Paperback rack

Queen of the Damned - Publisher's Marketing: "A feat of mesmerizing storytelling, a chilling entertainment, THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED unleashes Akasha, the Queen herself, who has risen from a six-thousand year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to " save" mankind and destroy Lestat--in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead."

Call number: SAC Paperback rack

Southern Vampires: 13 Deep-Fried Bloodcurdling Tales - Publisher's Marketing: "In this 13-story collection, you'll travel through a deliciously scary concoction of real-life southern vampire tales. You'll meet the charming lady from New Orleans who collects husbands, and a modern-day young vampire who's working to put herself through (what else?) nursing school at night. So indulge in these bloodcurdling, captivating tales of carnivorous Southerners with unquenchable thirst!"

Call number: PAL: PS3576.W368 S68 1995

The Tale of the Body Thief - Publisher's Marketing: "In a new feat of hypnotic storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now classic "Interview with the Vampire" and continued with "The Vampire Lestat" and "The Queen of the Damned." Lestat speaks. Vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals. For centuries he has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Lestat is alone. And suddenly all his vampire rationale - everything he has come to believe and feel safe with - is called into question. In his overwhelming need to destroy his doubts and his loneliness, Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the danger-haunted years of his long existence. "The Tale of the Body Thief" is told with the unique - the mesmerizing - passion, power, color, and invention that distinguish the novels of Anne Rice."

Call number: SAC Paperback rack

The Vampire Encyclopedia - Publisher's Marketing: "With over 2,000 entries in A-to-Z format, THE VAMPIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA is a one-stop reference for everything and anything to do with vampires, from books and films to the history of the vampire legend and ways to RESIST THESE IRRESISTIBLE CREATURES. The vampire is alive and flourishing in books, hit television shows, clubs, even comic books--there's no end in sight for the immortal ones!"

Call number: OPC - GR830.V3 B86 2000

The Vampire Lestat - Publisher's Marketing: "Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling."

Call number: SAC Paperback rack

Vampires: Opposing Viewpoints

Call number: OPC - GR830.V3 S28 1990

Violets Are Blue - Publisher's Marketing: "When two joggers are found brutally slain in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, Detective Alex Cross is called in to investigate. The bizarre murders are reminiscent of a Washington, D.C., case that Cross has been unable to solve. With the help of a female San Francisco detective, Cross' investigation takes him deep inside a menacing world where role playing explodes into bloodlust and frenzy. At the same time, a vicious super-criminal from Cross' past known as the Mastermind is stalking him. And in a shocking, deadly endgame, the detective will at last discover the awful secret of the Mastermind."

Call number: SAC Paperback rack

You Suck: A Love Story - Publisher's Marketing: "Waking up after a fantastic night unlike any he's ever had, C. Thomas Flood discovers the woman of his dreams is a vampire, and surprise, he's one now, too. Making their relationship work is the least of their problems. A dangerous faction of old longteeth is bent on wiping out new vampires."

Call number: OPC - PS3563.O594 Y68 2007

Blade - Summary: "Blade, a tortured soul possessing powers greater than any man or creature of the night, sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of a professional vampire hunter. And when the bloodthirsty immortals' lord declares war on the human race, Blade is the last hope."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Blade DVD

Nosferatu - Summary: "The first vampire movie. Count Orlock (Nosferatu, the vampire) leaves his castle in the Carpathians and travels by ship to Bremen, bringing coffins filled with dirt and plague rats, where he is destroyed by sunlight."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 No DVD

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .N67 1991 VHS

The Lost Boys - Summary: "A woman and her sons move to a coastal California town full of teen-age vampire punks."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 LostBoys DVD

Dracula - Summary: "A real-estate man visits the Transylvania castle of a 500-year-old vampire."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Dracula 1931 DVD

Interview with the Vampire - Summary: "From the director of "The Crying Game" comes the hypnotic film version of Anne Rice's bestseller that chronicles the attractively tormented undead and their evil deeds across two continents and two centuries."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Inter 1995 VHS

Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre - Summary: "An English vicar alerts Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to a newcomer who frequents the local graveyard."

Call number: PAL - PN1992.8.S64 L37 2003 DVD

Shadow of the Vampire - Summary: "A behind the scenes look at the making of Nosferatu and the odd relationship between the director and the lead actor."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .S533 2000 VHS

Underworld - Summary: "Underworld reimagines Vampires as a secretive clan of modern, aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the citys underbelly. The balance of power is upset when a beautiful young Vampire and a nascent Lycan deadly rivals for centuries fall in love. Len Wiseman directs Kate Beckinsdale and Scott Speedman in a fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love, all set against the backdrop of an ancient feud between the two tribes in a timeless, Gothic metropolis."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Underwo DVD

Underworld: Evolution - Summary: "Kate Beckinsale is back as vampire heroine Selene in the highly anticipated sequel to Underworld. Underworld Evolution continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the vampire heroine, and her love Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The tale of action, intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 UnderwoEv DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Under 2006 DVD