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Ologies #9
Vampireology: The True History of the Fallen Ones
Explore (if you dare) the true history of the Fallen Ones — and follow the fate of a 1920s investigator lured by a beauty with violet eyes.
Long before the term vampire was born, long before Bram Stoker fictionalized this being’s ways, blood-drinking demons were banished to Earth by Michael’s host of Angels, or so the Bible describes. Now this rich, mesmerizing resource, written in 1900, sheds light on what happened hence to the three vampire bloodlines — especially the tortured souls known as the Belial. Interspersed are booklets, flaps, and letters between a young paranormal researcher who discovered the book in the 1920s and an oddly alluring woman who seeks his help. Among the phenomena explored are:
* vampires’ genealogical origins, attributes, and range
* myths about the making of vampires
* secrets of vampires’ powers and shape-shifting skills
* tips for spotting vampires, protecting oneself, and fighting back
* case studies of famous vampires — and vampire hunters — through history
* a shocking overview of vampires "living" among us
Long before the term vampire was born, long before Bram Stoker fictionalized this being’s ways, blood-drinking demons were banished to Earth by Michael’s host of Angels, or so the Bible describes. Now this rich, mesmerizing resource, written in 1900, sheds light on what happened hence to the three vampire bloodlines — especially the tortured souls known as the Belial. Interspersed are booklets, flaps, and letters between a young paranormal researcher who discovered the book in the 1920s and an oddly alluring woman who seeks his help. Among the phenomena explored are:
* vampires’ genealogical origins, attributes, and range
* myths about the making of vampires
* secrets of vampires’ powers and shape-shifting skills
* tips for spotting vampires, protecting oneself, and fighting back
* case studies of famous vampires — and vampire hunters — through history
* a shocking overview of vampires "living" among us
30 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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February 8, 2017
I have thoroughly enjoyed previous Ology books from the entire series and there has always been something particularly lovely or endearing about each one, but Vampireology really falls short of the rest of them.
It had great illustrations and the ideas and "facts" are amusing enough, but really I didn't like that entire ensemble. It felt a little rushed and a bit too made up, with no great care taken to really explore Vampires but instead just sell books. I realise I'm asking too much there, but one can only be hopeful.
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It had great illustrations and the ideas and "facts" are amusing enough, but really I didn't like that entire ensemble. It felt a little rushed and a bit too made up, with no great care taken to really explore Vampires but instead just sell books. I realise I'm asking too much there, but one can only be hopeful.
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February 9, 2022
This is the first ology book that i happened upon ny chance, and I looooved it! Gonna have to check out the other ones too, as most reviews suggest there are even better.
Soooo! At first i thought this was just a fictional encyclopedia about vampires but it's not just that, it has a story going on as well, in the form of found letters and documents, and that was my favourite bit of this book, aside from the cool pull out and stuff of course.
I mean, just look at this,
(Ugh, can't add the short clip here!, anyways, it's a 3d photo card that is a beautiful lady at one angle who turns into a fanged vampire at another angle. cool, right?!)
The illustrations are gorge, and i love how facts (as in real people in history) and fiction (suggestions that they might be vampires or slayers) are mixed in this one!
Soooo! At first i thought this was just a fictional encyclopedia about vampires but it's not just that, it has a story going on as well, in the form of found letters and documents, and that was my favourite bit of this book, aside from the cool pull out and stuff of course.
I mean, just look at this,
(Ugh, can't add the short clip here!, anyways, it's a 3d photo card that is a beautiful lady at one angle who turns into a fanged vampire at another angle. cool, right?!)
The illustrations are gorge, and i love how facts (as in real people in history) and fiction (suggestions that they might be vampires or slayers) are mixed in this one!
October 2, 2021
found this in my garage (along with all the other ones in the series) and yeah this one has always been the worst out of them all. The Egyptology one >>> a banger
so this is my 2nd? 3rd time reading this as I read it when I was bored when I was young but I didn’t really read it back then… I just looked at the cool stuff in it and played with the extras in the book lol
anyways with this knowledge im off to kill Edward Cullen
so this is my 2nd? 3rd time reading this as I read it when I was bored when I was young but I didn’t really read it back then… I just looked at the cool stuff in it and played with the extras in the book lol
anyways with this knowledge im off to kill Edward Cullen
February 18, 2024
This book gave me a major nerdgasm
July 15, 2016
Vampires have been living among us for a lot longer than we have noticed them that in myth and reality may suggest; longer since we have coined their term, vampire, was used; longer than before Bram Stoker fictionalized a vampiric supernatural, a demonic evil godless blood-drinker.
Contained within this rich, mesmerizing compendium, penned in 1900, it is interspersed with booklets, flaps, and letters between a young paranormal researcher who discovered the book in the 1920s and an oddly alluring woman who seeks his help. Among the ephemeral phenomena of vampire rich information explored here are; the three vampire bloodlines, genealogy, origins and attributes; how to make a vamp; secret powers and shapeshifting, case studies, and vamps "mainstreaming" among us. A pleasant pop up book for those with a light side to their dark side!
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I LOVE VAMPIRES! The Ology books are always so luxurious and addicting, like finding a treasure chest!!!
Contained within this rich, mesmerizing compendium, penned in 1900, it is interspersed with booklets, flaps, and letters between a young paranormal researcher who discovered the book in the 1920s and an oddly alluring woman who seeks his help. Among the ephemeral phenomena of vampire rich information explored here are; the three vampire bloodlines, genealogy, origins and attributes; how to make a vamp; secret powers and shapeshifting, case studies, and vamps "mainstreaming" among us. A pleasant pop up book for those with a light side to their dark side!
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I LOVE VAMPIRES! The Ology books are always so luxurious and addicting, like finding a treasure chest!!!
July 18, 2017
This is probably my least favourite book in the Ology series. The information didn't seem to be as well researched as some of the other books, and the subject matter didn't particularly interest me.
I would still recommend this to people with an interest in vampires, but otherwise I would give it a miss.
I would still recommend this to people with an interest in vampires, but otherwise I would give it a miss.
April 9, 2018
This is the book of those who fell from grace.... this is not folklore or fantasy:this is the nightmare to which humankind must wake....
Kisah tentang vampire memang sering menjadi topik yang diangkat dalam novel dan film.
On some Indonesian island, blood sacrifices are still made to the rakshasa...
I Include a sample of pearls here for those without a handful at the ready --> mirip sekali dengan koleksi payet saya. Kreatif!
Kisah tentang vampire memang sering menjadi topik yang diangkat dalam novel dan film.
On some Indonesian island, blood sacrifices are still made to the rakshasa...
I Include a sample of pearls here for those without a handful at the ready --> mirip sekali dengan koleksi payet saya. Kreatif!
December 13, 2024
a youtuber reminded me of the existence of these books and it brought back so many memories of my mom taking me to b&n all the time just to read books in the children’s section
January 17, 2016
Not the best of the ology series, but not the worst.
The illustrations were gorgeous and the layout of the book fantastic. The story was pretty good as well. But I thought the made-up history of vampires to be weak. It's never really clear how one is able to know a vampire by sight, and the three types are generally just confusing. Plus, it was rather silly to believe that characters such as Greek gods, Attila the Hun, and Montezuma II were actually vampires. The book just claimed they were without much evidence, hence the assumptions were rather silly instead of pleasantly unexpected.
The illustrations were gorgeous and the layout of the book fantastic. The story was pretty good as well. But I thought the made-up history of vampires to be weak. It's never really clear how one is able to know a vampire by sight, and the three types are generally just confusing. Plus, it was rather silly to believe that characters such as Greek gods, Attila the Hun, and Montezuma II were actually vampires. The book just claimed they were without much evidence, hence the assumptions were rather silly instead of pleasantly unexpected.
January 3, 2016
Such a fascinating encyclopedia...
January 6, 2018
This book is designed as a manuscript, written by a vampire slayer (referred to as a “Protector”) named Archibald Brooks. Brooks wrote this book as a practical guide for prospective Protectors. The book contains information on the origins of vampires, their appearance, their behaviour, how to identify them, weapons and tools used to kill them and more. The premise is the author (Archibald Brooks) is dead, before his death he sends this book to his fried, private detective, Joshua T. Kraik. Throughout the book, it contains notes (attached to the pages) written by Kraik as he’s reading through it. While the Kraik is making notes about the information in the book, he’s also making notes about a mysterious woman who’s in contact with him and wants him to meet her in Venice. So, there’s a story going on as you read through this book, which made it thrilling.
What I liked about this book is the props that were placed inside it to go along with the information and story being told. For example, there’s a part of the book where it talks about how to protect yourself from vampires; one of the methods is grabbing a lock of it’s hair and in the page, it contains a lock of (fake) hair to feel. Another instance, is a sample of shed dragon skin attached to the page, when Brooks is discussing the different creatures a vampire can shapeshift into; one being a dragon. I thought this gave the book an immersive feeling, like it was an actual lifelike book. This is my first book on the study of vampires, I have nothing to compare it to, so I’m not sure if the mythology is being told accurately. I’ll definitely be looking for other books on vampires.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book, it was educational in its information on vampires (told in a creative way), while getting a thrilling story related to the book and I found it interactive with the props placed throughout the book.
What I liked about this book is the props that were placed inside it to go along with the information and story being told. For example, there’s a part of the book where it talks about how to protect yourself from vampires; one of the methods is grabbing a lock of it’s hair and in the page, it contains a lock of (fake) hair to feel. Another instance, is a sample of shed dragon skin attached to the page, when Brooks is discussing the different creatures a vampire can shapeshift into; one being a dragon. I thought this gave the book an immersive feeling, like it was an actual lifelike book. This is my first book on the study of vampires, I have nothing to compare it to, so I’m not sure if the mythology is being told accurately. I’ll definitely be looking for other books on vampires.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book, it was educational in its information on vampires (told in a creative way), while getting a thrilling story related to the book and I found it interactive with the props placed throughout the book.
February 6, 2022
There is no spoilers in this review but I do speak a bit about some of the items within the book itself that some parents might not be aware of. In no way should this book be in the hands of a child younger than six. Some items do pose a choking hazard.
I used to love this book as a pre-teen despite having some trouble with reading some of the cursive writing throughout the book. After rereading this book I began to notice some things about it that seem very child-like mostly the items that are claimed to be part of the history of vampires. Thus making it feel,- actually feel like it is geared towards a younger audience that made reading it somewhat sad for me ( probably because as a pre-teen I was so focused on the content instead of the items itself). While some of the information within the book is indeed based on facts there is much that is just plain fiction (for obvious reasons). Some of the images located inside the book were altered to make it appropriate for chrildren. I did enjoy some of the wordings that were clearly stating that in no way shape or form is this a real study of vampires despite what the readers might think. This happened on first page of the book and on page one. One is hidden under a photograph and a letter. That one is written similar to an acknowledgement page. The second is located in the publisher note.
The rating was based on how I felt about it as a pre-teen fore there are still moments where I am brought back to reading it for the first time. Those emotions and mindset is still hiding inside the words and images of this book which allows a younger me to resurface. Will I be keeping this book as an adult? The answer is no. However, I will still have many fond memories of reading this book. And this book is still good for readers ages 8 to 15, although some of them might find the cursive hard to read at time so some help may be needed.
I used to love this book as a pre-teen despite having some trouble with reading some of the cursive writing throughout the book. After rereading this book I began to notice some things about it that seem very child-like mostly the items that are claimed to be part of the history of vampires. Thus making it feel,- actually feel like it is geared towards a younger audience that made reading it somewhat sad for me ( probably because as a pre-teen I was so focused on the content instead of the items itself). While some of the information within the book is indeed based on facts there is much that is just plain fiction (for obvious reasons). Some of the images located inside the book were altered to make it appropriate for chrildren. I did enjoy some of the wordings that were clearly stating that in no way shape or form is this a real study of vampires despite what the readers might think. This happened on first page of the book and on page one. One is hidden under a photograph and a letter. That one is written similar to an acknowledgement page. The second is located in the publisher note.
The rating was based on how I felt about it as a pre-teen fore there are still moments where I am brought back to reading it for the first time. Those emotions and mindset is still hiding inside the words and images of this book which allows a younger me to resurface. Will I be keeping this book as an adult? The answer is no. However, I will still have many fond memories of reading this book. And this book is still good for readers ages 8 to 15, although some of them might find the cursive hard to read at time so some help may be needed.
February 26, 2019
Very interesting read. A fiction book on vampires written as if it was a journal on vampires made by a vampire hunter, to instruct in the "history" of vampires and how to fight them, is a very fun read. I was unsure if I should give it three stars or not because there were some ways it could have been better, and somethings kind of went against historical reality when it should have flowed with in a better way, but on the over all it was a pretty good read.
December 19, 2021
I love beautiful illustrated hardback books, and this one is a narrative collective with some seriously cool things to interact with about the history of vampires presented as fact rather than fiction. It reads as the findings of someone who is accumulating information about vampires, with letters and little objects all bundled together to flip through.
February 1, 2023
I liked this one better than a lot of the other “-Ology” books for the fact it didn’t fill up the massive pages to the brim with facts and writing and nonsense in an overwhelming sense like the others (it had some ornate border within the pages taking up the space). The storyline was easier to follow along with than many others, as well.
March 19, 2023
I think I didn't like this book that much because the information felt boring and like we always had to be against vampires the most interesting thing about this book wasn't even the little pop outs that has it's the conversations the letters in between Magdalena and Joshua
And I'm upset that we didn't find out what happened to them in the end
And I'm upset that we didn't find out what happened to them in the end
June 21, 2024
My creepy inner child squeaked with joy when I recieved this ^.^
Yes, it is for kids. But the art is so pretty and there are some interesting facts that are actual history, that could make a curious child go and dig deeper, so I deeply encourage those kinds of books. Yes, primarily for kids, but for the adults too :)
Yes, it is for kids. But the art is so pretty and there are some interesting facts that are actual history, that could make a curious child go and dig deeper, so I deeply encourage those kinds of books. Yes, primarily for kids, but for the adults too :)
August 5, 2017
Cute.
A lift-the-flap book for teens/adults. Looks great, cleverly done, but not exactly serious reading. It killed an hour at work yesterday...
A lift-the-flap book for teens/adults. Looks great, cleverly done, but not exactly serious reading. It killed an hour at work yesterday...
October 6, 2017
A beautiful, well presented book. I love the way it looks like a scrapbook. It's a fun read.
December 27, 2017
This book would make a really sick theme park ride. I love interactive books. Worth being a collectable.
March 1, 2018
I find it truly interesting. Read it out of curiosity and quite enjoyed the format by which it was presented. I'm eager to check out the other Ologies books after reading this one.
April 6, 2018
124 - 2018
May 27, 2019
Great. Cute book
June 2, 2019
Czemu nie było takich książek kiedy byłam sraluchem? ;<<
January 13, 2020
אהבתי ממש! עוד דרך ללמוד על ערפדים ואיך הם מתפרשים בכל מיני תרבויות ביחד עם עלילה והערות.
November 3, 2021
Enjoyed this book. I love Vampires and will read pretty much anything with vampires in it. Sometimes the books are great, sometimes not so much. This book was great. The art work was amazing.
February 4, 2023
This book ruined me it's the soul reason I'm obsessed with vampires to this day and why I hate most vampire media
August 2, 2023
i enjoyed this book very much. it had information i had never knew before and these pictures were stunning.
only bad thing i had to say is the little texts, they could have been bigger
only bad thing i had to say is the little texts, they could have been bigger
November 4, 2022
As much as I love vampires and their lore, this did sadly not live up to the expectation. I did love this book as a child, but now I just could not connect to it like I did before.
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