Title:
Lure of the Vampire: A Pop Culture Reference
Book
Author:
Bertena Varney
Genre: Non
Fiction
Cover Artist:
Patti Roberts- https://www.facebook.com/PattiParadox
Publisher:
Indie Publishing House. LLC - https://www.facebook.com/IndiePublishingHouse
Hosted by:
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Shot Blurb:
Lure of the
Vampire provides the readers with clear cut sections beginning with the
mythology of the vampire and going next to history, literature, movies,
recreation, websites, and to modern times where the author interviews real life
vampires.
This is the
third and final updated edition of this book. The previous editions have won
multiple awards including Amazon and Kindle Best Seller in pop culture and
reference categories.
Her vampire
live action role playing character was used by Elizabeth Loraine in
collaboration on a fiction novella, titled Lillian: A Vampire’s Story which is
available at the end of this book for free!
Long Blurb:
What is Lure of the Vampire?
The Lure of
the Vampire is a pop
culture reference book for writers, vampire fans, students and teachers who
love to study the mysterious creature of the night. This book is for the
fanatics who sit up at night and watch reruns of Buffy for
the hundredth time, the Twi-hards that line up for hours before the show just
to glimpse the newest Twilight movie, the Truebies who all knows
that “waiting sucks” between each season of True Blood and
for those diehard traditionalist that balk at all of this “new” vampire
craze.
The Lure of
the Vampire is also for
the new writers who love creating their own worlds where the vampires may be
aristocratic and romantic or dark and dangerous; the world where there are
castles, heaving bosoms, chivalry and danger of loving a vampire, the dreams of
so many women in today’s world.
And finally,
The Lure of the Vampire is a book for those who love to
study all aspects of the vampire in both pop culture and the world. Whether
they are the historian who loves tracing the evolution of the vampire or the
sociologist who wants to explore the world of those that live the lifestyle,
the reader will find resources here to help them in their quest for knowledge
of this lifestyle.
The Lure of
the Vampire is divided
into ten sections beginning with mythology and ending with modern vampires.
Within each section there are lists that will help the reader learn basic and
fun facts about that section’s topic. Links to websites are provided to ensure
that the reader may find more information about that section without having to
search for it on the Internet or in other books. To help supplement a
particular subject within that topic, there are personal essays or interviews
that give the reader a personal look from the author’s perspective. For
example, Lure of the Dead Boyfriend provides the reader with
a look at why women love vampire romance while exploring the vampire as a soul
mate, an erotic lover, and an escape from the real
world.
Lure of the
Vampire
provides unique interviews with vampire authors, role players, and those that
live the lifestyle. The reader can delve into the world of a creator of an
alternate reality or learn more about those whose lives lead them to embrace
vampirism as a way of life.
Lure of the
Vampire is a
complete pop culture reference book for those who enjoy vampires and their
impact on society. It provides an extensive bibliography that will allow the
reader the opportunity for additional independent study.
Bertena
Varney is a sociology professor at Southcentral KY Community College (SKYCTC)
in Bowling Green, KY. She holds masters’ degrees in sociology,
criminology, social science and education. She is from Winchester, KY and
attended Morehead State University in KY.
She was
named to the Top Women in Horror in 2012 by Venom and Honey and Blaze McRob’s
Tales of Terrors in 2014 and has been nicknamed the Vampire Professor.
She is an
Amazon and Kindle Bestselling author of Lure of the Vampire and Lure of the
Vampire: Revamped. She is also contributor and coeditor for Vampire News: Tasty
Bits to Sink Your Fangs Into, Vampire News: The Not So End Times, Vampire News:
Really...Vampires Suck!, and contributor to Vampires Romance to Rippers an
Anthology of Risque Stories, Vampires Romance to Rippers an Anthology of Tasty
Stories, and The Witching Hour and Sirens Compendiums.
She is also
the Examiner.com expert on True Blood, vampires, television, movies, and
more.
In her free
time she does lectures at libraries conventions and conferences. Some of these
include the Harry Potter Convention in Salem, Mass., The Sirens Convention in
Vail, Colorado, ScareFest Horror Convention in Lexington, as well as smaller
events and discussions in New Orleans, Chicago, London, Paris and other fun
places.
SPECIAL:
When writing
this book it began as a master’s thesis and then was edited and formatted
differently so that vampire fans would enjoy the information as well. Over the
last 3 years she has been asked by fans to create a course online, like the one
she teaches in person, and that class has finally been created and will be
ready to begin when the book becomes available for sale hopefully on August
1.
She is
enrolling students now as a 50% discount of the normal class tuition. The
special included anyone who participates in this tour will receive the class
for only $50.00. It is normally $100.00! Once the student pays for the class
via PayPal or credit card and purchases the book, they should email the author
to get the invite to the class. The class covers each chapter in the book and
provides the student with the questions that they must answer, videos for them
to watch, an essay for them to write and final: there are also discussion
boards that are open for class discussions. Upon completion the student will
receive a certificate of completion via email to show that they have completed
a course in Vampirology (the study of
vampires).
This is a
fun course that vampire fans will love. If interested please look at course
here - http://mysticalparanormalacademy.ning.com/classesoffered/introduction-to-vampires-class
Then
email her at vampireprofessor@yahoo.com
or message on her Facebook profile - https://www.facebook.com/bertena.varney
to get payment and registration information for the
class.
Places to
Find Bertena Varney
Facebook
Profile- https://www.facebook.com/bertena.varney
Website/Blog
– www.bertena.com
Facebook
Page for Blog- https://www.facebook.com/midnightmusingswithbertena
Twitter -
@tenavarney
Amazon
Author Page- http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B007GNHV0Q
Examiner
profile- http://www.examiner.com/user-vampireprofessor-36
Buy
Links – Amazon.com
- http://www.amazon.com/Lure-Vampire-Culture-Reference-Book/dp/1500389803/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404686889&sr=1-1&keywords=Indie+Publishing+house
Upcoming
Events:
2.
Inner Light
Festival, Lexington, KY September 20 and 21 Working with Angels
www.innerlightfestivals.com
3.
The
ScareFest, Lexington, KY September 12-14 Guest Speaker on Angels and Vampires
www.scarefestcon.com
4.
Killer
Nashville, August 22-24 Signings of Vampire Books
www.killernashville.com
5.
The Mystical
Paranormal Fair, Lexington, KY August 8-10 - Workshops on Angels
www.mpfair.com
6.
Festival of
Healing and Spiritual Awareness, Elizabethtown, KY July 18- 19 - Angel
Readings
7.
The Mystical
Paranormal Fair, Lexington, KY July 11-13 - Workshops on Angels
www.mpfair.com
8.
The Ghost
Hunters Shop, Lexington,KY, July 10 - Lecture on
Angels
Can anyone
guess what her next book is about?
Angels!
Soundtrack
to the book- This is
the music I listen to while working on my books. It’s a folk rock group that
happens to be my son’s group. He wrote the music and lyrics as well as plays
the guitar and sings. I loved typing away while he would play music and sing,
it was so peaceful. The Group is called Approaching the Unreal – Go to the link
below to download the songs for FREE. When it asks how much you are willing to
pay put in zero dollars or any amount that you wish to pay to help support
these young upcoming artists. https://approachingtheunreal.bandcamp.com/
Reviews
Layla
Cook ~ Fairy Author and Assemblage
Artist
Bertena
Varney began the journey in creating this book when she was doing her graduate
studies. She researched academic databases, interviewed authors, and even did
ethnographic research on the subculture of vampires. She is an academic as well
as a fan of vampires and has done a great job with blending the two in this
book. This is the perfect reference book that is quick grab and covers more
than just the typical vampire
shows.
Scarlette
D'Noire ~ Vampires: Romance to
Rippers
The Vampire
Professor is the go-to girl and Lure of the Vampire is the
go-to book on all things vampire.
Audrey
A’Cladh ~ Vampire Minister and Counselor, Vampires: Romance
to Rippers
Bertena
gives a fresh and unbiased look at the complex subject of vampires; where most
books rehash the same tired notes, she unearths overlooked
melodies!
~The Lure of
the Dead Boyfriend~
In the
beginning was a bald monster with a long face, pointed ears and chin, elongated
fingers and sharp talon claws, which lost its humanity and control over its
monstrous side. It was lured to a young maiden’s window. All of a sudden, with
a sudden rush that could not be foreseen and with a strange howling cry that
was enough to awaken the terror in any beast, the figure seized the long
tresses of hair. He held her to the bed…she screams…shrieks...and he seizes her
neck in his fang like teeth… a gush of blood and a hideous sucking noise
follows.
This picture
of rape and torture is the bedroom scene of the 1847 penny dreadful,
Varney the Vampire: Feast of Blood. The author Thomas Prest
painted pictures of the vampire being a sexual monster wanting to devour women,
women who were portrayed as being very passive and weak. In these stories the
vampire bite was a metaphor for rape and the monster wanted his victim aware of
every agonizing violation. This is the vampire that was created when men ruled
the horror world: a creature cursed to walk the earth for eternity searching
not for love but for food.
Now
today, the story reads more like this, “He met my eyes with his penetrating
gaze. Suddenly it was hard to breathe. ..My heart pounded in my chest… my knees
threatened to buckle. I had never seen such a gorgeous man…something about him
felt dark and dangerous and desirable. I lifted my chin to give him better
access to my neck. He smiled, showing a hint of fangs.” This excerpt is from
Lynda Hilburn’s The Vampire Shrink. Lynda
discussed on her blog that since women have taken over the horror genre the
vampire has evolved into a gorgeous, sensuous, sexual, romantic, bad boy of the
night.
Even though
vampire literature is usually snubbed by many writers and fans, over the last
ten years the rise in vampire literature has increased exponentially. Many book
reviewers claim that vampire literature displays women as sluts and submissive.
This may be true in some series but overall this trend has changed quickly.
Many writers such as C.J. Ellisson, author of The Vampire Vacation
Series, have developed a strong empowered female character that is a
monogamous vampire who loves her human husband. The scenes are hot but very
respectful to women and actually show how they may embrace their sexual side
without embarrassment.
Many more
vampire authors have their female character as empowering and strong. They walk
alongside the vampire in their journey rather than being the damsel in distress
or the hapless victim of his sexual prowess. The current trend for this new
genre of vampire romance literature is one that offers the readers an escape
from the pressures of the real world while delivering to them either a soul
mate or an erotic lover in the form of a vampire. So, just what is the lure of
the dead boyfriend to the modern female reader?
Buy Links
for my other books
Romance to
Rippers Volume 1 An Anthology of Tasty Stories-
http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Romance-Rippers-Anthology-Stories/dp/1940871018/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1404740763&sr=8-3
Romance to
Rippers Volume 2 An Anthology of Risque Stories-
Lillian: A
Vampire Tale = a
novella- Book 1-written by Elizabeth Loraine based on my
characters
Lillian
2- The Mask- a novella-
Book 2 written by Elizabeth Loraine based on my
characters
Lillian 3
to
be released in October
Vampire News
2011- Tasty Bits You can Sink Your Fangs Into
FREE Ebook
link - http://bitemereallyhard.com/bite-me-really-hard/download-center/
Vampire News
2: The Not So End Times
FREE
Ebook Link - http://bitemereallyhard.com/bite-me-really-hard/download-center/
Vampire News
3: Vampires….. They Suck!
To
be released July 18 here is the FREE Link - http://bitemereallyhard.com/bite-me-really-hard/download-center/
Special
Thanks to Scarlette D’ Noire and Indie House Publishing, LLC for helping me
with this final edition of Lure and for putting me in contact with Patti Roberts,
the awesome cover artist and BZ Hercules who worked tirelessly editing and
formatting the book for us. They are an awesome team to work with and are
highly professional and recommended.
Thank you to
them for making this possible! They are awesome!
CONTEST: Follow the above
and I will pick 5 winners for a Free eBook and 1 Winner of a FREE enrollment in
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15.
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