Vampires: The Un-history of the Undead
Author: Thompson, Tony
ISBN: 9781742031316
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Vampires are always simmering in popular culture - this is their story.
Meet the first film vampire, Count Orlock, who would influence Bela Lugosi's Dracula and so many others. Find out about the novel that inspired the scariest TV show of all time. Encounter Anne Rice's rock-star vampire. Cross paths with the vamp who nearly destroyed Spider-Man. And discover the dream of a sparkly vamp that would inspire the publishing phenomenon of Twilight. Come and meet Edward's ancestors - Bella might have fallen for one vamp, but there are many others out there.
ISBN: 9781742031316
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Vampires are always simmering in popular culture - this is their story.
Meet the first film vampire, Count Orlock, who would influence Bela Lugosi's Dracula and so many others. Find out about the novel that inspired the scariest TV show of all time. Encounter Anne Rice's rock-star vampire. Cross paths with the vamp who nearly destroyed Spider-Man. And discover the dream of a sparkly vamp that would inspire the publishing phenomenon of Twilight. Come and meet Edward's ancestors - Bella might have fallen for one vamp, but there are many others out there.
