Christopher Rhondina
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These are not fictional tales, but expert investigations of real people who were thought by their neighbors and others to be vampires--often with good
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reason! The author also provides background on Vlad the Impaler (the original Dracula) and other European members of this unholy clan, based on extensive on-site research in Romania and environs. He also treats readers to a tour of Hollywood and TV treatments of vampires, as well as discusions of what habits and diseases might cause a person to be thought to be an evil immortal--and some of the rituals humans have undertaken to rid themselves of these creatures. Includes 30 illustrations, including maps, photos, sketches, and news clippings.
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