Faeries by Brian Froud

Brian Froud’s Fairies incorporates beautiful illustrations with Fairy folklore that can be found in any text book.

If you’ve studied folklore you’ll have heard these tales before, but the real treasure is the illustrations: fun, fantastical and even menacing; Froud paints a brilliant other world.

Children really love this book as well, but if you object to nudity of any kind, no matter how innocent, then steer clear.

For you fantasy lovers, try this book out. Many fantasy themes, characters and villians come from fairy folklore.

The Vampire Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson

This is an older copy of the Vampire Encyclopedia. New editions have been updated with the latest additions to Vampire fiction. This book came out shortly after the movie, Bram Stoker’s Dracula in the early 90’s. It is a listing of vampire myth, literature, fiction, TV shows, and movies from around the world. Not only is it extremely interesting for any one interested in Vampires it is essential for reading pastiche books without having read all the background info for those books. I read it just before reading Anno Dracula, by mistake not by design, but it made reading that book more enjoyable.

If you are interested in Vampire lore, this is a must have book.