1. Sites with book reviews and bibliographies

• Vampire Athenaeum
• Pathway to Darkness
• Vampyres only
• Vampires ... on The Ooga Booga Page of Peter Paolucci
• Suggested Reading for alt.vampyres
• The Bookshelf at Theatre des Vampires
• Lists of scholarly writings on Dracula at Dracula's Home PAge (Elizabeth Miller)
• Vampire fiction with an appeal to actual blood-drinkers, as recommended by Sanguinarius on her Vampire Support Page.

2. Other good general vampire resources, with emphasis on fiction

• Alt.Vampyres FAQ
• Melinda's Vampire Resource Page
• the guide to the net.vampyric at the net.Vampyric

(In both categories 1 and 2 above, the listed sites are the best and most comprehensive that I've found. If anyone runs into any other sites of comparable quality, please let me know.)

3. Technical info of use to vampire fiction writers, RPGers, etc.

• National Academy of Mortuary Science
• Sites dealing with forensic science:
  • Serial Killer Info Site
  • American Board of Forensic Entomology.
  • Forensic Entomology Pages, International
• Sites dealing with blood:
  • American Association of Blood Banks
  • Human blood (from The Heart: An Online Exploration developed by The Franklin Institute Science Museum)
  • Blood: The Deadly Nectar on The Page That Dripped Blood.
• Technicalities of drinking blood, drawing it, and storing it:
  • Keeping blood fresh, at VampEmpire, a "fang-in-cheek" site owned by Robert, who does not in fact claim to be a vampire. The site also has some worthwhile info on blood diseases, etc.
  • The Unofficial Phlebotomy Home Page.
  • Vampiric Drinks, by The Mad Bibliographer, Cathy Krusberg.
• Miscellaneous info on health, longevity, infectious diseases, etc.
  • Centers for Disease Control
  • World Health Organization
  • University of Washington Health Links
  • Human Genome Project
  • Colorado Futurescience Life Extension Manual
• Birmingham Zoo info on theVampire Bat. For more info about bats in general, see Bat Conservation International.
• The hypothetical biology of fictional vampires:
  • Interview with a Vampyre: Frequently Asked Questions, a colletion of articles on all manner of technical trivia pertaining to fictional and folkloric vampires, including several on their hypothetical physiolology, at the Vampyres Only site. This same collection can also be found at the Strigoi site.
• Chemistry Links at UCLA
• Terminology for the World of Darkness - the pre-VtM meanings of VtM terms, on The Unofficial White Wolf Page
• Designing the Undead: or, What Model Is Your Vampire? by Rebecca Brand, at The Reader's Corner

(For more technical info, see also Vampire folklore resources and Info of possible use to real-life vampires.)

4. Fiction and film inspired by real-life blood-drinkers (under construction):

• Out for Blood
• Bloodlust
• Cyclo

To recommend other relevant links, or to report out-of-date links, please write to Amy Krieytaz, akrieytaz@hotmail.com. Note that in categories 1 and 2 above, I aim to include only the very best and most comprehensive sites, whereas in category 3, I aim to be more wide-ranging. Thank you.

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