The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published

The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published

BookThe Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published
EditorOtto Penzler
Preface byNeil Gaiman
Introduction byOtto Penzler
PublisherVintage Books
Contributing WriterMary E. Braddon, William Gilbert, Anne Crawford, Eliza Lynn Linton, Mary Cholmondeley, Vasile Alecsandri, Ambrose Bierce, Julian Hawthorne, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, F. G. Loring, Edgar Allan Poe, Hume Nisbet, Eric, Count Stenbock, Luigi Capuana, Franz Hartmann, Carl Jacobi, Anne Rice, Frederick Cowles, M. R. James, D. Scott-Moncrieff, H. P. Lovecraft, Tanith Lee, Joseph Payne Brennan, Algernon Blackwood, Clark Ashton Smith, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lord Byron, John Keats, Charles Beaumont, Ed Gorman, David J. Schow, Victor Rowan, E. F. Benson, Basil Copper, F. Marion Crawford, Manly Wade Wellman, August Derleth, Alice and Claude Askew, Bram Stoker, H. B. Marriott Watson, Jan Neruda, D. H. Lawrence, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harlan Ellison, Fredric Brown, Stephen King, Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes, Richard Matheson, Roger Zelazny, Lisa Tuttle, Frederick Cowles, Garry Kilworth, Walter Starkie, Vincent O'Sullivan, Dion Fortune, Everil Worrell, Mary A. Turzillo, Lafcadio Hearn, Steve Rasnic Tem, Brian Stableford, F. Paul Wilson, Sabine Baring-Gould, M. R. James, Clive Barker, Sydney Horler, Hugh B. Cave, Vernon Lee, Guy de Maupassant, Fritz Leiber, Robert Bloch, Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, Brian Lumley, Ray Bradbury, Manly Wade Wellman, Peter Tremayne, Richard Laymon, Dan Simmons, Gahan Wilson
Media GroupRandom House, Inc.
Foreword byKim Newman
Published in/by Arrangement withQuercus Publishing Plc
Copyright Holder (Cover/Jacket Art)Hammer Film Prod.
ImprintVintage Crime/Black Lizard
LetteringDavid Coulson
Book Design byChristopher M. Zucker
About/SubjectVampires
Publisher SeriesThe Vampire Archives
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationNew York
This Edition Published2009-10
Copyright2009
Pages / Font1034 pages
Printer's Key10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN 13978-0-307-47389-9
Barcode (EAN)9780307473899
EAN 552500
Price$25.00
ChaptersForeword: Kim Newman Preface: Neil Gaiman Introduction: Otto Penzler PRE-DRACULA Good Lady Ducayne: M. E. Braddon The Last Lords of Gardonal: William Gilbert A Mystery of the Campagna: Anne Crawford The Fate of Madame Cabanel: Eliza Lynn Linton Let Loose: Mary Cholmondeley The Vampire: Vasile Alecsandri The Death of Halpin Frayser: Ambrose Bierce Ken's Mystery: Julian Hawthorne Carmilla: Sheridan Le Fanu The Tomb of Sarah: F. G. Loring Ligeia: Edgar Allan Poe The Old Portrait: Hume Nisbet The Vampire Maid: Hume Nisbet TRUE STORIES The Sad Story of a Vampire: Eric (Count) Stenbock A Case of Alleged Vampirism: Luigi Capuana An Authenticated Vampire Story: Franz Hartmann GRAVEYARDS, CASTLES, CHURCHES, RUINS Revelations in Black: Carl Jacobi The Master of Rampling Gate: Anne Rice The Vampire of Kaldenstein: Frederick Cowles An Episode of Cathedral History: M. R. James Schloss Wappenburg: O. Scott-Moncrieff The Hound: H. P. Lovecraft Bite-me-not or, Fleur de Fur: Tanith Lee The Horror at Chilton Castle: Joseph Payne Brennan The Singular Death of Morton: Algernon Blackwood The Death of Ilalotha: Clark Ashton Smith THAT'S POETIC The Bride of Corinth: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Giaour: Lord Byron La Belle Dame Sans Merci: John Keats HARD TIMES FOR VAMPIRES Place of Meeting: Charles Beaumont Duty: Ed Gorman A Week in the Unlife: David J. Schow CLASSIC TALES Four Wooden Stakes: Victor Roman The Room in the Tower: E. F. Benson Mrs. Amworth: E. F. Benson Doctor Porthos: Basil Copper For the Blood Is Life: F. Marion Crawford Count Magnus: M. R. James When It Was Moonlight: Manly Wade Wellman The Drifting Snow: August Derleth Aylmer Vance and the Vampire: Alice and Claude Askew Dracula's Guest: Bram Stoker The Transfer: Algernon Blackwood The Stone Chamber: H. B. Marriott Watson The Vampire: Jan Neruda The End of the Story: Clark Ashton Smith PSYCHIC VAMPIRES The Lovely Lady: D. H. Lawrence The Parasite: Arthur Conan Doyle Lonely Women Are the Vessels of Time: Harlan Ellison SOMETHING FEELS FUNNY Blood: Fredric Brown Popsy: Stephen King The Werewolf and the Vampire: R. Chetwynd-Hayes Drink My Red Blood: Richard Matheson Dayblood: Roger Zelazny LOVE...FOREVER Replacements: Lisa Tuttle Princess of Darkness: Frederick Cowles The Silver Collar: Garry Kilworth The Old Man's Story: Walter Starkie Will: Vincent O'Sullivan Blood-Lust: Dion Fortune The Canal: Everil Worrell When Gretchen Was Human: Mary A. Turzillo The Story of Chūgorō: Lafcadio Hearn THEY GATHER The Men & Women of Rivendale: Steve Rasnic Tem Winter Flowers: Tanith Lee The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady: Brian Stableford Midnight Mass: F. Paul Wilson IS THAT A VAMPIRE? The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire: Arthur Conan Doyle A Dead Finger: Sabine Baring-Gould Wailing Well: M. R. James Human Remains: Clive Barker The Vampire: Sydney Horler Stragella: Hugh B. Cave Marsyas in Flanders: Vernon Lee The Horla: Guy de Maupassant The Girl with the Hungry Eyes: Fritz Leiber THIS IS WAR The Living Dead: Robert Bloch Down Among the Dead Men: Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann MODERN MASTERS Necros: Brian Lumley The Man Upstairs: Ray Bradbury Chastel: Manly Wade Wellman Dracula's Chair: Peter Tremayne Special: Richard Laymon Carrion Comfort: Dan Simmons The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be: Gahan Wilson The Vampire: A Bibliography, Daniel Seitler
NotesPrinted in the United States of America Cover image: Poster from the film "Le Cauchemar de Dracula," Private collection/Roger Perrin/The Bridgeman Art Library Licensed by Coolabi
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