Download or read book Reading the Vampire written by Ken Gelder and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gelder examines the vampire in its various film and narrative manifestations, placing the vampires in their cultural contexts. The author draws upon films such as Murnau's Nosferatu and books such as Anne Rice's historical vampire chronicles.