The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

Melton (The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, Visible Ink, 1998. 2d ed.) has taken on the daunting task of composing brief biographies for the multitude of vampire characters that haunt novels, short stories, graphic novels, children's books, films, and TV. Unfortunately, some of these biographical sketches give away too much?if you haven't read the book or seen the movie in which the character appears, the plot may be spoiled. Melton has gathered a representative sample from the thousands of vampire characters in film and print and has attempted to include the most popular, but how he has determined that popularity is unclear. This is a frustrating book?Melton's obvious enthusiasm for all things vampiric is infectious and can make for enjoyable reading, but the omission of characters from the works of such authors as Wendy Haley, Nancy Kilpatrick, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch plus occasionally erroneous information severely limits the book's value as a reference tool.

Submitted by SatinMist