Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303179872 Format: Color ISBN: 6303179878 Label: A&E Home Video Manufacturer: A&E Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: A&E Home Video Release Date: 1997-09-09 Running Time: 50 Studio: A&E Home Video
Since Bram Stoker penned the Victorian classic Dracula, vampires have always been among our favorite monsters. In movies, bestsellers and chilling legend, these bloodsucking monsters frighten and fascinate. But now, there is reason to believe that these haunting tales and fears may be more than just our imaginings and there may be truth behind the myths.Starting in dark Transylvania with the notorious Vlad the Impaler, our search for vampires calls a historical role of names of actual people who may have been vampires. Along with the names are eyewitness accounts of corpses with pulses, of graves where nothing will grow. VAMPIRES also travels to Greece, China and the U.S. to present the wide culture of the undead. Finally, forensic specialists offer their gruesome analyses. The startling truth may re-awaken our deepest fears.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Great overview on Vampires Comment: This A and E presentation on Vampires hits the mark with its expose on the vampire Legend and how this dark character has gone from being a supersticious menace to a fictional phenomenon. The documentary traces the beginningss of the vampire legend, tells of believed accounts of actual vampire attacks, of dug up graves which held in tac none decaying bodies and of vampire hunters and their kits. It then goes on to debunk the beliefs that actual vampires could exist and finally addresses the vampire in the 20th century as depicted in books and films; Anne rice makes an appearance along with footage of old vampire films. Excellent imagery and great narration make this video a great addition to your documentary collection. Highly recommended.
