The Vampire Gallery by Gordon Melton This book is more for those that like vampire movies and books than any real vampires but it gives me a basis for talking to all those Buffyites and Interview fans. That is the only good thing I can say for this book. But if someone were to come upto me and start talking about some stupid C rated movie like Martin, I can look it up and talk to them about it.	To Ride a Silver Broomstick by Silver Ravenwolf For all people, vampire or not, that are semi interested in having a working knowledge of the Wiccan tradition then this is the book you REALLY want to add to your collection. This book is written for those who know little or nothing about Wicca and anyone can understand it. It has the correct pronounciation of words and what gods and goddess they refer to. What herbs to use for things and some of the rituals used for holidays as well as what each pagan holiday is and when it is observed and how it is observed. The author has written at least one follow up book to it, so keep an eye out for Silver Ravenwolf.
The Complete Vampire Companion by Rosemary Ellen Guiley Here's what is written on the back of this GREAT resource book: Since the beginning of time, humans have lived in mortal dread of the supreme predator of the night - the vampire. Our fascination with blood drinkers has crossed lines of time, space, and culture, continuing to thrive today in popular films and novels. the Complete Vampire Companion is a compelling discussion of the vampire myth in folklore, literature, the media, comic books, and even real life. This armchair guide to the unsettling, yet entertaining, realm of the undead has something to satisfy the unholy curiosity of everyone who's felt the allure of the vampire - from the oral tradition and lore of the vampire cults of Eastern Europe to the romantic figures of Dracula and Lestat. In this chronicle of the origins, habits, and haunts of these preternatural creatures, you'll find age-old methods on how to locate, recognize, and eliminate the walking dead, as well as less traditional aspects of the vampire myth, including the Yellow Cat Vampire and exterterrestrial "vampires." The Complete Vampire Companion looks at the evolution of the zombie - like vampire of folklore into the elegant, caped antihero of stage and screen. Vampires in real life, including people who claim they are vampires, and a vampire crime gallery emerge from the book's third and final section to cast a spell. Interviews with authors and filmmakers and appendixes that list vampire fan clubs, a vampire calendar, and much much more combine to make this a book you can sink your teeth into. Written by a journalist and author of several works on paranormal phenomena, who takes unconcealed pleasure in her subject matter, The Complete Vampire Companion truly strikes at the heart of our romantic obsession with the vampire.
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