The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire

Winner of the The Lord Ruthven Assembly Award for Non-Fiction 2024

This Handbook MRW is a unique encompassing overview of the figure of the vampire. Not only covering the list of usual suspects, this volume provides coverage from the very first reports of vampire-like creatures in the 17 ^th century to film and media representations in the 21 ^st century. The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire shows that what you thought you knew about vampires is only a fraction of the real and fascinating story.