{"product_id":"9783031362521","title":"The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Bacon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiction \/ Gothic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the The Lord Ruthven Assembly Award for Non-Fiction 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century to film and media representations in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century. \u003cem\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e shows that what you thought you knew about vampires is only a fraction of the real and fascinating story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSimon Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e is an Independent Scholar based in Poznań, Poland. He has edited books on various subjects including \u003ci\u003eGothic: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Peter Lang 2018), \u003ci\u003eHorror: A Companion\u003c\/i\u003e (Peter Lang 2019), \u003ci\u003eMonsters: A Companion \u003c\/i\u003e(Peter Lang 2020), \u003ci\u003eTransmedia Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland 2021), and \u003ci\u003eNosferatu in the 21st Century \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming). He has also published a series of books on vampires in popular culture: \u003ci\u003eBecoming Vampire: Difference and the Vampire in Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (Peter Lang 2016), and \u003ci\u003eDracula as Absolute Other\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland 2019), \u003ci\u003eEco-Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland 2020), \u003ci\u003eVampires From Another World\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland 2021), and is working on the next \u003ci\u003eUnhallowed Ground: Emergent Terror and the Specter of the Vampire on Screen.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 April 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer International Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031362521\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultiple component retail product\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1793\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51561696854156,"sku":"9783031362521","price":404.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031362521_531feba3-45cf-409d-ad1c-792ba03642f2.jpg?v=1784812685","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031362521","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}