Description
Vampire Special Issue
Shadows of the Bat: Rare Firsts in Vampire Fiction
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), the single most influential novel in vampire literature since its
original publication more than 120 years ago, has spawned a cottage industry in popular culture.
Today, Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight series (2005 to 2008) has made vampires a
permanent fixture in the young adult genre now termed “paranormal romance.” We look at some
of the most interesting books that have been published in between. Some of these are very
scarce indeed. If you go out searching for them, we suggest you take a wooden stake with you.
Dracula’s Children
We look at just a few of the hundreds of vampire books out there, including motion picture
editions and odd titles like Henry Carew’s The Vampire of the Andes and James Corbett’s
Vampire of the Skies. The seemingly immortal bloodsuckers abound, at least in horror fiction.
Editor’s Letter
Calendar &
Catalogue Reports
Books into Film
Ragtime, a novel written
by E. L. Doctorow; a film directed by Milos Forman
Antiquarian Notes
Reports from the world
of early books.