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Title: Vampires: The Occult Truth by Konstantinos ISBN: 1-56718-380-8 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Occult Lover's Delight
Comment: I have read many non-fiction books about vampires, and this is by far the best. Konstantinos gives you a look back at the history of vampires and gives you an idea of what to believe. The greatest part of this book is in the chapter where the author reveals letters he has received from alleged vampires. According to one anonymous vampire, "We are real, we are many, we are forever....". That is my favorite quote from the book. He also informs you on how to ward off vampire attacks. I have never seen so much thorough and informative information before in a book based on the occult. This book slightly describes, but also eliminates, myth from the vampire legend. This book destroys the typical "Hollywood" vampire. From the moment I received this book, on Christmas, I couldn't put it down, not for a second. He also interviews vampire encounters, and he brings up the important point that since the first city was built, vampire legends have existed. This book was obviously, heavily researched. I have no bad points to emphasize about this book. It is perfectly detailed, discriptive, and informative from start to finish. In conclusion, I doubt you will find a more complete book on the possibility of vampires existing than this. It has already become a favorite book of mine.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Real Truth
Comment: This book clearly explains and gives detailed information about the Occult truth of vampires. He begins the book by separating fact from fiction, and tells a little bit about folklore. When I think of vampires, my mind might take me to the movie Interview with the Vampire. The movie makes immortals look like exotic creatures that lead a pleasant life. But according to Konstantinos, immortal vampires were not (maybe still are not) like this at all. His version of immortals were ones that were animated by demons and ones that were humans back from the dead. His stories of them are quite convincing. He gives his opinion from both sides. The book itself is divided into four parts, Immortal Blood Drinkers, Mortal Blood Drinkers, Intentional Psychic Vampires, and Unintentional Psychic Vampires. When you start reading about the mortal vampires, you will come across interesting letters written from vampires around the country. You will see that average Americans lead a normal, everyday life only with a desire to drink blood. Making them harmless, just with a desire to drink blood. There's also a letter from someone who claims he's immortal, the letter is more than enough to convince me that immortals may still live today. The accounts and cases of psychic vampirism are also attention-keepers. I recommend this book to anyone who feels like they want to expand their knowledge about vampires and life itself.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not the truth, and not an original work
Comment: Most of the content of this book has been printed elsewhere:
Anyone familiar with Montague Summers' "The Vampire in Europe" will recognize stories that this scholar set down, almost word for word, reprinted in this book.
And anyone familiar with Dion Fortune's "Psychic Self-Defense" will recognize that esteemed occult scholar's theories on psychic vampirism lifted out of her works wholesale, without much elaboration on the part of the author.
For example, why is Konstantinos so prejudiced against psychic vampires? (He even says at the start of Chaptre 9, "These are the darkest of creatures." Well, thanks for that value judgement there, buddy. What, did a psivamp run over your dog or something?) Because Dion Fortune is, in her defense theory. She came from a less tolerant time period, when psychic vampires hadn't come out of the closet yet and were a poorly understood phenomenon. Even Fortune's original descriptions were mainly of unconscious temporary energy drainers or of non-vampiric occultists stealing energy from others on purpose. Had Dion Fortune gotten the chance to meet one of our century's modern, self-aware and well-adjusted psychic vampires, she may have changed her analysis. So what's Konstantinos' excuse? Where's this hate coming from? Does he even know what modern psychic vampires are up to these days? The phrase "armchair anthropologist" comes to mind.
"Vampies: The Occult Truth" fails to deliver on any of its promises: "many" never-before published case histories? Not many, really. Letters by modern-day vampires? If you believe in Real Vampires (tm) you won't recognize any of the key giveaways here. However, if you're familiar with real-life role-players, you'll recognize Konstantinos' "vampires" immediately. And there is no fail-safe way to protect yourself from a psychic vampire. Give that up right now, Kon.
Nearly everything in this volume was published before, and the author does nothing to bring the varying sources together, or update them - it's more the Cliff's Notes or Bathroom Book version of works which happen to be foundation material for what we know about vampire folklore and occult practice. Go back to the originals; it will serve you better. Get the roots FIRST, and then start exploring the less well-known corners of vampirism.
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Title: Nocturnal Witchcraft: Magick After Dark by Konstantinos ISBN: 0738701661 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Vampire Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson ISBN: 0517162067 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Gothic Grimoire by Konstantinos ISBN: 0738702552 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Complete Book of Vampires by Leonard R. N. Ashley ISBN: 1569801258 Publisher: Barricade Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead by J. Gordon Melton ISBN: 157859071X Publisher: Visible Ink Pr Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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