Oxlade, Chris.

The mystery of vampires and werewolves / Chris Oxlade. - Rev. and updated - Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2008. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 27 cm. - Can science solve? .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About mysteries -- Beginnings of a mystery -- What are vampires? -- From person to wolf -- Vampire stories -- Werewolf stories -- A dead person's soul -- Changing into a wolf -- The vampire disease -- Animal vampires -- Werewolf science -- Stories and films.

Looks at legends about vampires and werewolves in different cultures, their reputed appearance and behavior, similarities between the two creatures, and possible scientific explanations of the old stories.

ISBN: 9781432910228 (hardcover) 9781432910280 (pbk.) 1432910280 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2008271935

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Vampires.
Werewolves.
Children's literature--2009.

LC Class. No.: BF1556 / .O85 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 398/.45