Product Description

Discover the strange world of the undead and the proof that creatures of the night exist when you read Vampires by Konstantinos.

The facts about vampires are stranger than anything you may have read, heard, or imagined before. In Vampires you''ll learn the truth about the undead. It rips away the myth and exposes the habits and lifestyles of these beings.

Vampires reveals the occult truths about these creatures including actual first-person encounters with vampires of all types—the ancient undead of folklore, contemporary mortal blood drinkers, and the most dangerous creatures of all: psychic vampires who intentionally drain the life force from their victims.

- Learn about the four types of vampires
- Read about vampire legends from around the world
- Discover vampires from history, including:
    - Arnold Paole of Serbia
    - Peter Plogojowitz and the Count de Cabreras of Hungary
    - The vampire of Croglin Grange, Cumberland, England
    - Countess Elizabeth Bathory, responsible for up to 650 deaths
    - Gilles de Rais
    - Fritz Haarman, of Germany, from ninety years ago
    - John Haigh of Yorkshire, England, from just before WWII
    - And of course, the real Vlad Dracula
- Present-day blood drinkers
- How to protect yourself from vampires

Included are letters from contemporary vampires. You will be shocked and surprised as you discover what these people are really like. Besides learning about the psychic vampire that unintentionally drains you of your energy as well as the intentional psychic vampire, you''ll learn rituals for protection and methods to avoid falling into their clutches.

Vampires finally reveals the truth about the undead. You will be fascinated when you discover who they were and what they are now, and you''ll be grateful when you learn how to protect yourself from them. This is not a book of fantasy and imagination, but of science, history, and spirituality.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73447 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781567183801
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Amazon.com Review
Feeling drained? Perhaps you are the unwitting victim of a psychic vampire. Want to know more? In this his second book, Konstantinos explores the folklore surrounding the blood-drinking vampire and, more importantly, exposes the threat of 20th century vampires which feed on psychic energy. I found this amalgam of stories from the past with Konstantinos' experiences in the present appealing to both the folklorist and the occultist sides of my curiosity. Konstantinos' theories will be considered controversial by many, but I don't feel that they can be summarily dismissed.

From the Publisher
When I first saw the title of Konstantinos' manuscript, Vampires, I was rather hesitant to even look at it. The scientific side of me was quite doubtful. After all, vampires are fiction, aren't they?

No. They're not.

Konstantinos presents undeniable proof that vampires existed...and still exist today. He reveals the history of vampires throughout the world. Virtually every culture has records and myths of them. He then reveals historic vampires.

Vampires discusses the four types of vampires that walk this earth. You'll learn how to identify them and discover what they do. Vampires also gives you explicit instructions on how to protect yourself from vampiric attacks.

If you are a doubter, as I was, this book is a must. The facts become clear: vampires are a literal reality. You will read letters from real vampires who tell what their lives are actually like. This is more exciting than any fictional interview with a vampire because it is real!

Whether you believe in vampires or are a doubter, Vampires is a must!

About the Author
Konstantinos is a recognized expert on occult, new age, and paranormal topics.  He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and technical writing from New York Polytechnic Institute.  He is a published author of articles and short fiction which have been featured in numerous publications including Popular Electronics, The Spook, and FATE Magazine.  Konstantinos is a popular lecturer on the paranormal at colleges and bookstores in the New York City area and he has appeared on CNBC's After Hours and The Ricki Lake Show.

A Dark Neopagan, Konstantinos has been researching the occult and practicing magick for over fifteen years. Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Konstantinos now devotes his time to writing, singing Gothic rock music, and exploring nocturnal life in New York City and around the country.

Konstantinos is also the author of Vampires: The Occult Truth, Summoning Spirits: The Art of Magical Evocation, Speak with the Dead: 7 Methods for Spirit Communication, Gothic Grimoire, Nocturnal Witchcraft, and the forthcoming Nocturnicon: Calling Dark Forces and Powers (Sept 2005).

Customer Reviews

Occult Lover's Delight
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.

Not the truth, and not an original work
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.

Excellent book! (for Occultists)
As you can tell from the five-star-ranking I gave to this book, I think it's really a remarkably good book. Divided into four parts (Immortal blood-drinkers, mortal blood-drinkers, unconscious psychic vampires and conscious psychic vampires), it shows a rationality and believability you wouldn't normally expect from a "vampire book". However a *little* esoteric and/or occult knowledge is helpful understanding especially the part about defense against attacks from psychic vampires, i. e. you shouldn't be utterly allergic to the concept of aurae, astral travel and such. Therefore, this book is perfect for occultists, people interested in esoterics and goths of the a-little-more-serious kind - of these, everyone should have it! - , though simply "somewhat weird" to the rest. By the way, the style of writing is quite understandable to people not speaking english as a native tongue, too.