THE DRACULA SYNDROME

Hardback, 1st UK edn. From the time of Vlad the Impaler, the original Dracula, vampires have held a particular fascination over the public imagination. Their overwhelming compulsion to drink human blood has seemed to be solely the stuff of nightmares and horror films..until now. In this dark hall of fame, the authors have brought together over 20 cases of 20th-century vampires - latter-day Draculas with an insatiable appetite for human blood. Contents include : Peter Kurten, the 'Vampire of Dusseldorf'; Neville Heath; the Russian 'Rostov Ripper' Andrei Chikatilo; Bela Kiss who murdered and drank the blood of 27 women before he mysteriously vanished; Albert Fish blood-lusting monster who preyed on small children; John George Haigh; Fritz Haarmann; James Riva; Magdalena Solis + many more. Illus., Index. 216pp. 8vo. h/back. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. in Vg+ dw.