The Vampire Encyclopedia, by Matthew Bunson, is as the title of the book goes, an enclopedia of over two thousand entries on things related to the vampire. The 2000 edition is published by Gramercy Books. Available in hard and soft copies - both new and used - from Amazon.com, the price of the book ranges from USD$0.05 for a used hardcover copy to USD$12.94 for a new paperback copy.

Written in easy to find A to Z encyclopedia format, the Encyclopedia offers information on topics of interest pertaining to vampires. If you want to know how to find and destroy vampires, read it. If you want to learn how to become a vampire, read it. If you want to know what is, and the importance of, the vampire bat, read it. If you are interested in female vampires, read it.

The history of the vampire legend is found in the Enclopedia, if you are interested in how the legend came into being. You may start wondering if the legend existed first, or the vampire itself. You will definitely be enticed to read the rest of the encyclopedia. The cover itself is embossed with red lettered words and half of the silhouette of a vampire bat casts a formidable image on a quarter of the cover.

Besides the intriguing write-ups on the various topics, the Vampire Encyclopedia also consists of listings of films that star vampires, appendices that list short stories and novels featuring vampires, and anything to do with vampires, and interesting entries. One might think that encyclopedia are boring. Read the first few entries beginning with the letter A and you will find it difficult to put the book down.

Many of you would have heard of the Alps as the mountainous regions on the tips of the Earth’s axis. You would never have associated the word with vampires. Read up the entry on the alp and you will start imagining things beyond the human and spiritual realms.

Did you realise that ancient vampires existed long before Jesus did? You are directed to entries in the Encyclopedia such as Assyria, Babylon, and Utukku to find out more. With centuries of history to read up on, the Vampire Encyclopedia is definite going to capture your attention for hours.

Do you know what, or who, Alucard is? You will be so intrigued by the explanation that you will want to read the Encyclopedia on and on, over and over, until you have every bit of information stored in the recesses of your mind. Have you heard of Amine, or Mrs. Amsworth? You will want to read more on these names after tasting their intrigue tale in the Encyclopedia.

The Vampire Dracula dispels all myths that encyclopedias are boring books tucked away in the reference section of libraries. Take a peek into the book and you will want to read it from the first page to the last. Have fun, be entertained, but beware that the more you know, the more likely you will see more than what is described in the Vampire Encyclopedia.