The list of great vampire movies made since the turn of the century is almost endless. In this collection, Peter Haining has brought together not only the earliest and rearest vampire tales, but also the short stories on which many of the great horror films of the genre are based; as well as a wide-ranging selection of contributions by some of the great modern masters of horror: Stephen king, Anne RIce, Ray Bradbury, William F. Nolan and Richard Laymon.
There are some fresshly unearthed surprises too: the first vampire story by a woman, Elizabeth Grey's The Skeleton Count written in 1828; The Bride of The Isles Allegedly by Lord Byron and Count Dracula, a story with a touch of humour by the great comedian Woody Allen.
In this outstanding collection, Peter Haining looks at the development of the tales of the 'Undead' over the past two hundred years.