The Vampire, His Kith and Kin
by Montague Summers
Recommended by Guillermo del Toro
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in History and Nonfiction.
1928. In the present work, Mr. Montague endeavored to set forth what might be termed the philosophy of vampirism, and however ghastly and macabre they may appear, he felt that here one must not tamely shrink from a careful and detailed consideration of the many cognate passions and congruous circumstances which, there can be no reasonable doubt, ha...
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Guillermo del Toro
“Book: The Vampire, his Kit and Kin by Montague Summers. One of the most engrossing books ever written on vampiric anthropology. Fundamental”
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