Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist

After more than three years and 276 posts (including this one), I've decided to call it a day. This is the last entry for Diary of an am...

After a discussion with one of Thomas J. Garza's students (he teaches 'The vampire in Slavic cultures' at the University of Tex...

In the previous entry , I said, 'As it stands, Hare's recount of Fisher's tale is the original version' of the Croglin vamp...

I've been discussing the strong possibility that Valentine Dyall 'invented' the Cranswells of Croglin Vampire fame. Seems he di...

I'm still waiting for my copy of the critical edition to Montague Summers' The vampire: his kith and kin to arrive. In the meantime...

I stumbled across an interview in one of my recent purchases , which was conducted with the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency Director, Hugo...

Despite Clive-Ross' vindication of the Cranswell family's existence, as covered in the previous entry , I'm still leaning toward...