OTHER RESOURCES

A. Electronic Resources

For those with email accounts and/or access to online resources, there are several electronic resources for vampire materials and information.

alt.vampires - This is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to vampires, within the "alt" hierarchy. Since not all Usenet sites carry the "alt" hierarchy, not all network users with access to news will be able to access this particular group. Discussion tends to be centered on fantasy role playing and vampires on in film and television.

ftp.cs.uwindsor.ca - This is the site for the Vampyres mailing list archives. The archives are held in the directory pub/local/text/vampyres and may be accessed via anonymous FTP [File Transfer Protocol]. Included in the archives are a number of FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions] lists, and numerous reviews of vampire-related materials.

vampyres@guvm - This is a mailing list, open to anyone with an Internet account. Network users may subscribe by sending mail to the listserv@guvm.edu with the message "subscribe vampyres [your name]." Discussion centers on both popular and folkloric vampires, and there are a number of quite scholarly contributors. The mailing list also generates a large amount of vampire-themed fiction, or "fluff."

B. Clubs & Organizations

[A number of these societies also publish journals]

1. United States

Anne Rice's Vampire Lestat Fan Club
P.O. Box 58277
New Orleans, LA 70158-8277

Publishes a quarterly newsletter.

Count Dracula Fan Club
Dr. Jeanne K. Youngson, President
29 Washington Square West, Penthouse North
New York, NY 10011

New members receive a "drakpak" including small books and pamphlets. Publishes a newsletter and bulletins.

Count Dracula Society
Dr. Donald A. Reed, National President
334 West 54th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90037

Miss Lucy Westenra Society of the Undead
Lewis Sanders, President
125 Taylor Street
Jackson, TN 38301

Publishes 3-4 newsletters annually.

Vampire Information Exchange
Eric S. Held, Director
P.O. Box 328
Brooklyn, NY 11229-0328

Publishes bi-monthly newsletter.

Vampire Research Center
Stephen Kaplan, Director
P.O. Box 252
Elmhurst, NY 11373

Information clearinghouse.

Vampire Studies
Martin V. Riccardo, Director
P.O. Box 151
Berwyn, IL 60402

Information clearinghouse.

2. Great Britain

Bram Stoker Society
277 Rochester Avenue
Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin
IRELAND

Dracula Society
36 Ellison House
100 Wellington Street
Woolwich
London SE18
ENGLAND

Holds meetings, dinners, film screenings. Publishes newsletter.

International Society for the Advancement of Irreproducible Vampire and Lycanthropy Research
P.O. Box 542
Highgate
London N6 6BG
ENGLAND

Membership by invitation only. Publishes quarterly newsletter.

Vampire Research Society
Rev. Sean Manchester, President
P.O. Box 542
Highgate
London N6 6BG
ENGLAND

Vampire Society
38 Westcroft
Chippenham
Wiltshire SN14 OLY
ENGLAND

Publishes quarterly journal.

3. Journals

Baker Street Publications
P.O. Box 994
Metairie, LA 70004

Publishes the Collinsport Record, Collinwood Journal Newsletter, Vampire Journal.

Cemetary Dance
P.O. Box 18433
Baltimore, MD 21237
$15.00/yr

Good Guys Wear Fangs
c/o Mary Ann B. McKinnon
254 Blunk Avenue
Plymouth, MI 48170
$20.00/yr

Vampire Archives
c/o Jule Ghoul
2926 W. Leland
Chicago, IL 60625-3716
$30.00/yr