Biblio Vampiro: A Vampire Handbook

by Robert Curran

Presents a general description of vampires, offers tips to readers on how to spot them, and defines eight different vampire types.

Genres: Vampires, Paranormal, Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Horror

80 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2010

About the author

Psychologist Robert Curran is an well-known expert in folklore and the paranormal, who has written dozens of fascinating books on faeries, vampires,werewolves and stranger things. His most recent book is The Ghost Handbook, a study of ghost fiction and possibly ghost fact.

Reviews

[Rasha El-Ghitani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hello,
I've enjoyed this book.long time ago, I thought that I know everything about the vampire's world, but I was wrong.

This book is a great journey inside a fantastic world. Are you ready?

so let's go !

we will start from the beginning

what is a vampire? do they really drink blood? what powers do they have?

what do they look like? where do they live?

then

10 vital ways to spot a vampire

how to avoid a vampire and the three golden rules

and

the most important, exciting and enjoyable part in this book "types of vampire"

no no no you have to read the book ^_^

and now with "vampire tales" really I like it especially "Abhartach" and "Elizabeth Bathory"

then

vampire companions

and finally

vampire tests ^_^

little and amazing book

[Radovan Petrović · Rating 4 out of 5]

Priručnik o vampirima, knjiga za sve koji vole vampirske priče i filmove, kao i za one koji su ih nekada voleli. Oni koji se tek upoznaju sa njima pronaći će dosta zanimljivog o tom svetu. Od istog autora - Priručnik o vukodlacima. Obratiti pažnju na čudno ponašanje ljudi, opisano na kraju knjige, možda se u njima kriju!

[Prerazmišljavanje - Katarina Kostić · Rating 2 out of 5]

Možda kao početna tačka za istraživanje za vrlo mlade čitaoce.

[OpenBookSociety.com · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written by OBS Staff Member Katie

When I received Biblio Vampire I was very excited to see that it was a relatively big book. It has an awesome cover and the design on all the pages looked very professional. I was very impressed by how well made the book was.

Now on to the content of the book. I had read another book similar a few months ago and this book puts the other one to shame. Everything was very well organized unlike the other one. At first while reading I was a little bit confused because the author would name different vampires and talk about things they did and I knew nothing about these vampires. And I was lost, but then the next chapter went and broke down each vampire and it cleared up the stuff from the last chapter.

The whole section on ‘types of vampires’ was great. I really learned a lot about the different kinds and how to know if I run in to one before.

But what I really enjoyed was the chapter called ‘Vampire Tales’. It wasn’t overly detailed, just enough that I could take the names that they gave me and I could look up more info if I wanted. Which will really help me with the senior research paper I will be writing this year.

At the end of the book they had a map with listings of all the places that are known for vampires. Then there were some fun cheesy test you could take. Yes I called the cheesy, but they where still cute.

The only thing I wish books like this would have our some ‘scientific proof’ of vampires. I mean I know that there isn’t actual proof that supernatural beings a exist, but I know that there has to be some kind of information on scientist finding skulls or anything else that could hint at supernatural beings.

Read more here:
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[Betza Chial · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leído para el 2016 Reading Challenge: Con menos de 150 páginas.


Es un libro con una muy bonita portada, con solo 80 páginas. Que simplemente no se le puede tomar con seriedad y es muy rápido de leer.
"El olor del ajo y de las cebollas fritas normalmente los aleja, los restaurantes italianos son lugares libres de vampiros.""La regla más importante es evitarlos" "Puede que los ajos no funcionen" Visualmente contiene muchas imágenes salidas de Google y un par de historias que en cualquiera antología de vampiros se puede encontrar.

[Ivana · Rating 2 out of 5]

[Isa Lot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha gustado mucho, es un tesorito de mi biblioteca que compre hace tiempo con la seguridad de que de niña me habría fascinado. Pero aunque me ha gustado no debemos olvidar que es un libro infantil/juvenil.

Nos habla de los distintos tipos de vampiros de las diversas mitologías del mundo, y en cuando a Europa, también nos habla de distintas clases en el continente. Para mí la parte más interesante y digna de leer, es la de las leyendas, nos narra leyendas de vampiros, prácticamente todas europeas, que se han convertido en el imaginario vampírico de nuestro continente, de personas que existieron realmente y de como el pueblo pensaba que eran de verdad vampiros, esa parte está muy bien narrada.

Le he encontrado un pequeño fallo, y es que sobre todo al principio tiene algunas faltas de ortografía, también es raro ver imágenes de películas, como "la momia", como si fueran de vampiros.

[Javier Maldonado · Rating 2 out of 5]

Un libro entretenido y de lectura ligera, pero también bastante genérico y que recurre a una serie de clichés en torno a la mitología del vampiro. En ese sentido, si buscan un acercamiento más serio y académico ésta no es la mejor opción.

[Loren Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting look into vampires. A quick read with loads of colour images and cultural references. Thoroughly enjoyed.

[Naine · Rating 2 out of 5]

The cover is fantastic and very eye-catching and I am a big fan of vampires so I was really excited to read this.

I was kinda dissapointed when I saw the photos and the layout of the book. It felt like they just copy-paste the images from Google search. I was expecting for an original art...

Not a lot of new information/trivia about vampires but I like the section about the different types of vampire in other countries in Asia.

I'm still keeping it but I didn't really enjoyed it compared to other vampire books I've read.

[Stephanie Boggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a very interesting read and may I also point out it is a quick read. I know tons about vampires because they are one of my favorite creatures to read about and this book taught me things I did not know. I recommend this book to anyone looking to broaden there knowledge of the vamps.

[Elisabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Como todos los demás libros de esta saga, interesante pero muy poco informativo, en caso de gustarte alguno de los vampiros nombrados buscas más información por otros lados. Es un libro que te enseña muy poquito de todo para meterte en el mundo de los vampiros despertandote curiosidad. Una lectura entretenida de muy poco tiempo si te gusta este mundo y quieres leer algo rápido.

[Rachelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am someone who likes to read about vampires of any kind.

This book was very interesting to me and there were a lot of legends and myths that I had not heard about. It gave me more things to definitely look up for sure. I liked the way he used the humor in kind of a passive way. Some of the comments even made me choke on my drink!

[Maria Irina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this one really interesting, If you want to read something about vampires all around the world. You’ll find here different types and even stories about them. So glad I found something about Dracula as Well (hello, Romanians)!

[Aiden · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bueno si se lo quieres comprar a un chavalito de 13 años q le mola el tema el texto bastante curradete. Le daría 3 estrellas si la calidad del enmaquetado fuera buena.

Si tú intención es hace un regalo friki esta guay, este y todos los similares

[plavizec · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Valentina · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book somehow makes vampire stories boring and dry. I honestly would have had more fun reading a wikipedia page on the subject.

[Gianella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un 3.5/5
Tal como lo indica en el libro es una guía básica sobre los vampiros. Una lectura rápida, interesante y fácil de disfrutar

[Ivana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kratko i osnovno, ima nekih zanimljivih priča ali više služi kao svojevrsni brzinski pregled/baza ako netko želi istraživati dalje.

[Kentitis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some aspects were cool
But unfortunately the book overall was disappointing

[Dijana Čop Nešić · Rating 4 out of 5]

Domišljato, kreativno, upotpunjeno . Nešto što svaki bar imalo gotski um treba da ima na svojim policama.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who knew there were that many different types of vampire's?! And some of the short tales are fascinating 👌

[Fernando · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much about variants of vampires all over the world, historical figures, and how to protect myself! A very fun book to read!

[Stu · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a terrible little book, so rife with inaccuracies and omissions that I would consider it worse than useless. Enumerating these errors would be tantamount to rewriting the book; suffice to say that: 1)there is no Romanian folklore stating that the strigoi cannot be seen in mirrors, and Curran's characterization of this figure draws much more from Slavic concepts than from Romanian sources; 2)Dom Calmet was an armchair scholar who did not travel to Eastern Europe, and his work (which I doubt had anything to do with any Papal commission, though I could be wrong) certainly was translated into English in short order; 3)the "mysterious disease" gripping the New England "vampires" was tuberculosis, as forensic anthropology has shown conclusively. I could go on, but there would be no point. This narrow volume is a great disappointment, especially from a reasonably reputable publisher like Barron's.

[Nequesha]

Throw poppy seeds at the vampire. They will stop to pick it up. Probably because they are running an opium den. But only the Romanian ones. Of course, it's best to avoid vampires. Especially ones in heels. XD

Seriously, this book is a riot. I loved how useless it could be. My friend and I had fun reading about the types, and where to find them. Good thing vamps don't live in Canada!

Read this book for a good laugh. I'm still laughing now. XD

[Lisa Sanfilippo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. Its layout consists of images and text. It has a section on the different types of Vampires (the African Tikoloshi, the Scandinavian Draugr, the Romanian Strigoii). There are also stories of famous vampires like Dracula and the Countess Elizabeth Bathory. How should you avoid a vampire? How can you distinguish a vampire? Most importantly, what should you do if you come in contact with one? Read this book to find out!

[Savannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very amusing. It was a great way for me, a huge vampire fan, to learn about these terrifying creatures of the night and to learn about times in history when people actually thought certain crimes and phenomenons where caused by vampires.

[Sergio Lozano · Rating 3 out of 5]

La misma adaptación que el libro de los hombres lobo, y parecida a las enciclopedias que yo tengo en mi casa.
Solamente lo que me sorprendió era la mayoría de los vampiros que «existen» en todo el mundo.

[Věra Škodová · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sice hodně tenké, ale moc pěkně ilustrované a popsané. Pro milovníky upírů skvělá jednohubka. :)

[Daniel]

Interesting, it seems to me after reading this research; I begin to think vampires are really fallen angels.