![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their true stories shed light on a variety of topics, including awakening to vampirism, the compulsion to feed and feeding practices, donor ethics and etiquette, and vampire traditions and codes of behavior. Sometimes provocative, sometimes surprisingly down-to-earth, these candid firsthand accounts come from both psi vampires who feed on energy and sanguine vampires who drink actual blood. For Piercing the Darkness I learned about how elastic the vampire concept is. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion, and author of The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undeadįor this anthology, vampire Michelle Belanger convinced nearly two dozen real-life vampires to break the code of silence that has kept their fascinating subculture shrouded in secrecy. 10 1998 by Katherine Ramsland (Author) 45 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 2. Katherine Ramsland and I met nearly 10 years ago at the Greater Lehigh. An important sourcebook for both the scholar and inquiring public."-J. "Belanger gives empathetic access to an emergent new magical-religious community. ![]() John Douglas Piercing the Darkness: Undercover with Vampires in America Today A riveting read, a model of engaged journalism. "There's no book available on the vampire culture today with the range, depth, and diversity of Belanger's Vampires in Their Own Words."-Katherine Ramsland, author of Piercing the Darkness and The Science of Vampires With the mind of a true investigator, Ramsland demystifies the world of forensics with authentic and vivid detail. ![]()
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