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Vampire Lectures

Rickles, a UC Santa Barbara professor, sifts through mythology of vampirism, from folklore to Marilyn Manson, to explore the profound and unconscious appeal of the undead in an original and intellectual look at vamps.

Subject
literary criticismpsychology
Genre
vampirefolklorehorrormyths and folklore
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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