The Element Encyclopedia of Vampires: An A-z of the Undead by Theresa Cheung

Element Encyclopedia

by Theresa Cheung

An A to Z of the UndeadBloodsuckers. Immortals. Nightstalkers. Cold ones. Though they’ve sported different names and different guises, vampires have existed in almost every culture of our world. They’ve haunted our darkest dreams, simultaneously invoking both fear and fascination. After all, the question still plagues us centuries later…do vampires actually exist?THE ELEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VAMPIRES examines the dark depths of the vampire world, separating the myth from the chilling reality. Discover vampiric folklore and legend from around the world before descending into real-life case histories of mortal blood drinkers. Loaded with details and facts science of vampiresThe vampire family tree, including ghosts, witches and werewolvesVampires through historyThe methods of finding, identifying, and destroying vampiresThe vital significance of bloodFamous vampirologists and vampire organizationsDiscover why the sadistic practices of Elizabeth Bathory led to her nickname, “Countess Dracula,”, what the role of the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency (the FVZA) was, why you should never jump over a corpse, and how the Penangal - a screaming blood-soaked beast that drifts through the Malayan jungle - finds its victims.Organized from A to Z, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on vampires and their history. Lift the coffin and determine for yourself what is real…and what is undead.

Genres: Vampires, Reference, Nonfiction, Occult, History, Paranormal, Supernatural

Hardcover

First published October 1, 2009

About the author

"Theresa Cheung was born into a family of psychics and astrologers. She has a degree from Kings College, Cambridge University in Theology and English, and much of her life has been spent researching and writing about spirituality, dreams and the paranormal.

She gave her first public psychic reading at the age of 14 and has been involved in the serious study of the psychic world ever since.

In addition to being a tarot reader, she has lectured and organised workshops on numerology, tarot, dreams and other aspects of the psychic world. Theresa has contributed to women's magazines such as Red, She and Here's Health as well as MBS magazines such as Fate and Fortune.

She is the author of over 25 health, popular psychology and new age books including 'The Element Encyclopedia of 20,000 Dreams', 'Amazing You: Dreams' (Hodder) and 'Teen Psychics' (Adams Media)."

Theresa’s media appearances include: ITV This Morning, Piers Morgan on GMTV, Russell Brand’s Under the Skin (ep 71) and other appearaences on TV and on radio.

In 2019 she launched a podcast called "White Shores".

Reviews

[Jayme · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this! It was super entertaining, and actually really useful for a paper I was writing. It covered literally EVERYTHING about Vampires. I think they need to make one for Zombies too.

[Sophie Avett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is exactly what it sounds like and it is a wonderful source of information. Awesome organization. It breaks down different types of creatures, but it also tackles broader concepts like "blood" and what it means to various different depictions of vampires. I did get this one at Barnes and Noble, and it was a bargain book, but it has been worth every penny and I wouldn't mind paying the full price for it. I definitely recommend!

[Roseandtrad · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is mostly blatantly plagiarised, and from the internet no less. Well done bloodsucker.

[Shelleyrae at Book'd Out · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not something you can read straight through but interesting to dip into and a great source of information if you are thinking about writing in this genre. There is a little too much repitiion with cross posts but I understand how hard that is to avoid. Lots of fascinating tidbits.

[Shelley Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous source for vampire fans everywhere!

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book. My friend, "Hey, you want cheesey garlic bread with the pizza?" Me, "Interesting fact about garlic and vampires, did you know not all vampires...(proceeds to educate them)..." My friend, --orders the bread and turns on the t.v.-- Good book to have on hand just in case

[Dara Tuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book, great history on Vampires and gathering of information collected about how we view Vampires through history.

[Ανδρέας Μιχαηλίδης · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main thing about this book is not to be put off by the writer's cited occupation as psychic, tarot reader etc, as well as a short piece on the "reality" of vampires.

It is thoroughly researched, very comprehensive and meticulous, citing information from world folklore in an essential sense (sources from every continent, vampiric inspirations in world mythology and legend and so on), from literature, film, history (a number of interesting "vampiric" crimes for instance) and more, going so far as presenting entries that show the evolution (or devolution) of the vampiric trope.

A truly invaluable resources, citing many, many sources for further reading.

[Bea · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book but towards the end it started to get repetitive and i was missing chunks out because id already read about it earlier in the book. I would recommend this though and will be going back to it

[Chance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this in bits and pieces over the past year, and it's one of the best Element Encyclopedias I've read so far, second to Magical Creatures.

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful and impressively researched trove of every possible topic related to vampire folklore.

[Nina Misson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Otherwise cute but since a lot of entries regarding my own country were wrong and a number a film data too, I simply didn't trust the rest of the book. All in all is cute but don't take it (too) seriously.

[Betsy]

Very interesting... love it...

[Candace Bowser · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is okay but not as comprehensive as I hoped it would be and is missing a lot of information that I have on hand

[Devon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good general overview of things.

[Kim Canich · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty informative