Vampires Today

The Truth about Modern Vampirism

Joseph P. Laycock

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Greenwood Press
14 May 2009

Literature: history & criticism; Popular culture; Horror Reference

"This book, about real vampires and the communities they have formed, explores the modern world of vampirism in all its amazing variety. Long before Dracula, people were fascinated by vampires. The interest has continued in more recent times with Anne Rice's Lestat novels, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the HBO series True Blood, and the immensely popular Twilight. But vampires are not just the stuff of folklore and fiction. Based upon extensive interviews with members of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance and others within vampire communities throughout the United States, this fascinating book looks at the details of real vampire life and the many expressions of vampirism as it now exists.

In Vampires Today: The Truth about Modern Vampirism, Joseph Laycock argues that today's vampires are best understood as an identity group, and that vampirism has caused a profound change in how individuals choose to define themselves. As vampires come ""out of the coffin,"" as followers of a ""religion"" or ""lifestyle"" or as people biologically distinct from other humans, their confrontation with mainstream society will raise questions, as it does here, about how we define ""normal"" and what it means to be human."

By: Joseph P. Laycock
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9780313364723
ISBN 10: 0313364729
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 14 May 2009
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

JOSEPH LAYCOCK is an independent scholar and recipient of a grant from the Pluralism Project.

Reviews for Vampires Today: The Truth about Modern Vampirism

<p> Laycock does a superb job of fully exploring and explaining the different aspects of vampirism. . . . All in all, this book was a very enjoyable and edifying read. It is so deep with content, from psychology, to philosophy, to religion. . . . But, with the topic at hand being vampires, it makes for a much more twisted and amusing informational read! - <p>HorrorNews.net