Vampires are ubiquitous in our popular culture—from movies to television, in fiction and art, and even within the hallowed halls of academia. But in the not-so-distant past, these undead creatures held more fear than fascination; they lived in the shadows and were the stuff of nightmares. In 1897, Bram Stoker introduced Dracula to the Western world—and our concept of vampires was changed forever.
In 1949, Bela Lugosi—best known for his starring role in the feature film Dracula (1931)—appeared on one of the first televised variety series: The Texaco Star Theater. Dressed as the iconic bloodsucker, Lugosi brought the vampire into our living rooms—and so began the undead presence on television. This medium has played a critical role in the evolution of the vampire; they’ve become as diverse as the population that they prey upon, and every generation creates their own interpretation.
For over sixty years, the undead have bled the television airwaves, appearing in every type of programming imaginable. Un-Dead TV catalogues over one thousand unique vampire appearances—and is the first book of its kind to explore this phenomenon to the extent that it truly deserves.
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BLURBS:
“Perusing this book is nothing but pure entertainment, yet both fans and scholars of the sub-genre will come away enlightened…Kudos to Middleton for this huge bite into previously uncharted bloodsucker territory.” – NANCY KILPATRICK, Dark Fantasy/Horror author and editor
“I wholeheartedly recommend this book if you enjoy reading about vampires on television, or if you are an author writing about those subjects. Un-Dead TV is an invaluable resource, and one that will find prized real estate on my office shelf.” – JOHN KENNETH MUIR, Award-winning author, journalist and critic
“Un-Dead TV fills a previously empty research niche, and provides lots of browsing entertainment. Vampire lovers and scholars should find much to like in these pages.” – Robert Morrish, TWILIGHT RIDGE
“An exhaustive guide to over 60 years of the vampire on the small screen…[a] bloody big (514 oversized pages!) book of bloodsuckers.” – Monica S. Kuebler, RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE
“Without television, our awareness of the vampire would be vastly different. The need for some guide through this world carved out by the televised bloodsuckers seems evident. Now we have Un-Dead TV as a map that will guide us through it. It will become the foundation volume of future study in the field.” – J. Gordon Melton, author of The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead
“Un-Dead TV is an amazing work, a vampirologist’s dream resource book. From page one to the very end, even the most educated vampire researcher and knowledgeable fan alike will learn details on vampires in television’s history. Author Brad Middleton truly lives up to the book’s subtitle ‘The Ultimate Guide to Vampire Television’ as he covers everything from Dark Shadows to cartoons and obscure vampires you may never have heard of. Without a doubt it belongs in the library of anyone who is fascinated by vampires!” – E.R. Vernor “Corvis Nocturnum”, author of Allure of the Vampire: Our Sexual Attraction to the Undead and Vampire Evolution: From Myth to Modern Day