A Clutch of Vampires: These Being Among the Best from History & Literature

by Raymond T. McNally

A Clutch of These Being Among the Best from History and Raymond T. A Clutch of These Being Among the Best from History and New York Graphic FIRST First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by New York Graphic Society, 1974. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with very light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is very good with a chip out of the top front edge, and light shelf wear. Jacket art is by Edward Gorey. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.Seller 344757 Science-Fiction & Fantasy We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!

Genres: Nonfiction, Vampires, Horror, Gothic, Folklore

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Raymond T McNally was an American author and professor of Russian and East European History at Boston College. He specialized in the history of horror and wrote many books around the subject.

Reviews

[Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before Buffy, before Twilight there was the Vampire. And this little tome details the history of such as mentioned in ancient Roman texts as well as the Romanian and Hungarian mythologies. What is a lovely bonus is that you also get Le Fanu's Carmilla which is a spine-tingling novella, as well as the unpublished opening chapter of Bram Stoker's Dracula. If you are interested in these monsters of myth and legend and want to see how the idea has developed over time, this is your book. It's a good source book for budding writers on which cliches to avoid: Robert Bloch's Living Dead (on an actor whose portrayal of a vampire to ensure a German listening post remains undisturbed has unexpected and ....er... pointed consequences) and Stephen Grendon's The Drifting Snow (on the snow vampires of North West America who leave their victims marked with delicate hand prints) are good examples of new takes on what can be a drained genre.

[Roberta · Rating 4 out of 5]

McNally's books are required reading for the vampire collector.

[Librosconkylie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very mixed ratings within these short stories, some I liked, and some I wasn’t a big fan of. Glad to have read it! Haven’t read about vampires in a few years 🦇

[Julie Austin Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really excellent collection of vampire stories

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an exceedingly well done and well researched book on vampires. Inside, you'll find great illustrations (e.g. Edvard Munch's Hary and Vampire; Edward Gory), historic references and good exemplary stories on vampires (e.g. Carmilla). Besides there are many fine black and white photos here (e.g. the original Count Dracula's capital city). If you want to find out more about vampires in literature and movies you'll definitely have to turn to this book. Well written, captivating, inspiring and to the point. Highly recommended!

[MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent collection of vampire lore from all the way back in antiquity up through to the 1900s. You can definitely see the evolution of these popular creatures of the night, especially the superstitions for dealing with them. My favorite was The Living Dead by Robert Bloch.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cool collection of vampire stories and accounts. I loved that the entirety of Carmilla was included.