The Vampire Slayers Field Guide to the Undead

By Shane MacDougall

The Vampire Slayers's Field Guide to the Undead is a fully illustrated directory of the deadly fiends who haunt the night in search of blood, the world's most complete encyclopedia of vampire species... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932045139
• ISBN13: 9781932045130
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Strider Nolan Pub Inc
• Length: 686 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

I thought I would go ahead and write a review of this since this is one of those books that you don't necessarily read from front cover to back cover. You're more likely to skip around in a book like this. That's what I've been doing, skipping around, reading what interests me most.I am a long time fan of anything vampire-related. I read my first vampire book at age 11, and I haven't looked back since. Since then, I have encountered many legends, myths, and beliefs about vampire. This book puts many, if not all, those beliefs in one source. You learn about vampires from different regions of the world from A-to-Z. Vampires aren't the only preternatural presented in this book. You also learn about d'loup garou (werewolf), demons, dhampirs, protective stones, etc. My only gripe with the book is this. The sections dealing with how vampires are made was a little sparse in my opinion. I did like how he used the lore that different countries believe regarding the making of a vampire, but he only mention in a passing paragraph how a vampire is made due to a bite because there seems to be a lot of different beliefs on how that works as well. All in all, though, this is an excellent book. Very informative and definitely entertaining.

breath taking

I recieved this book from the author the otherday, Its amazing, I have never seen a vampire book that actually gives a full insight on the undead. Its packed full of weird and intricate myths (or maybe true stories). It has everything and more init. The research put into this book most have been vast. I donated one of my artworks to this book, I am so excited that I am apart of it. You will find my painting on pg 489!! Go and buy this its well worth the dosh!!!

VAMPIRE SLAYING AS AN ART FORM

I've read several of this author's books (he also writes as Jonathan Maberry) and I'm always impressed by the depth of his research and the clarity of his presentation. This latest book is marvelous.

THE BEST VAMPIRE BOOK EVER

I've been a long-time fan of vampires and have read just about everything about them, but this is definitely the best book on the subject. As a creative writer myself, I can't say enough about how much this book is going to help me with my own writing. Bravo!

Awesome book, beautiful artwork

A friend of mine preordered a copy from the manufacturer, I loved it so much I had to order my own. It's got a ton of info, who knew how many kinds of vampires are out there? Plus, it's worth it for the artwork alone. I'm tempted to tear out some of the color pages when I get my copy and hang them up, maybe I'll have to buy an extra copy!