Vampires in Books & Literature

1. The Vampyre: And Other Tales of the Macabre

by John Polidori, Robert Morrison (Editor), Chris Baldick (Editor). Oxford University Press. This book includes 14 tales of vampires and other Gothic personages, with Edward Bulwer's tale of the doppelganger, John Polidori's tale of the vampire, and many more. Also find textual notes, a bibliography, a chronology, biographical notes, and explanatory notes.

2. Dead Brides: Vampire Tales

by Edgar Allan Poe. Creation Books. This book contains stories, written by Edgar Allan Poe between 1835 and 1842: "Berenic," "Montella," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Oval Portrait." Also, find a preface by Jeremy Reed.

3. Three Vampire Tales

by Anne Williams (Editor). Houghton Mifflin. In Three Vampire Tales, a new collection edited by Anne Williams, famous vampire works: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla," and John Polidori's "The Vampyre." This anthology also features Lord Byron's "The Giaiour," Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Christabel," James Malcom Rhymer's "Varney the Vampire," and Bram Stoker's story, "Dracula's Guest."

4. Dracula: Authoritative Text - Norton

by Bram Stoker. W.W. Norton & Co. It's one of the most popular stories ever told. From the publisher: "Above all, 'Dracula' is a quintessential story of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters in literature: centuries-old Count Dracula, whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, the beautiful."

5. King Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales

by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, Isabel Burton (Editor), Richard Francis Burton (Translator). Inner Traditions Intl Ltd. First published in 1870, here's a book of Hindu fairy tales.

6. The Complete Book of Vampires

In this book by Leonard R. N. Ashley, for Barricade Books, you'll read more about vampires. This book is one of the most comprehensive collections related to vampires, with tons of information about the mythology and legends related to the blood-thirsty figure of the vampire in history and literature.

7. Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction

This collection by Leonard Wolf features some of the most famous classic stories about vampires from writers like Edith Wharton, Lafcadio Hearn, and John Cheever. This book from Oxford University Press offers an introduction to vampire literature.

8. Vampires and Vampirism : Legends from Around the World

by Dudley Wright. Lethe Press. First published in 1914, this book explores vampire folklore. From the publisher: "Readers will discover that tales of vampires are whispered not only in the sleepy villages of eastern and central Europe but also in the Middle East, the Asian sub-continent, and the isle of Great Britain."

9. Vampire Readings

by Patricia Altner, and Joan Temo (Illustrator). Scarecrow Press. From the publisher: "It was only a little more than 100 years ago, when Bram Stoker wrote the now famous Dracula, that vampire myths began to achieve their current popularity."

10. Blood & Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature

by Adele O. Gladwell (Editor), Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, and Arthur Machen. Subterranean Co. This book includes works by: Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Machen, Le Comte de Lautramont, Count Stenbock, J-K Huysmans, Jean Lorrain, Thophile Gautier, Charles Nodier, J. Sheridan Le Fanu,Charlotte Bronte, J.M. Ryder, and more.