Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction

Since the 1897 publication of Dracula by Bram Stoker, the vampire has been one of the most enduring themes of modern lit. In this book, Wolf — scholar of fantastic lit. — brings together over 2 dozen tales that run the gamut of the vampires place in fiction from some of the greatest writers of the past century — Woody Allen, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Rice, Roger Zelazny, & more. Includes classic adventure tales contemporary with Stokers novel, as well as stories highlighting the psychological vampire, the science fiction vampire, the non-human vampire, the humorous vampire, & the heroic vampire. Definitive.