The Dracula Myth: The Cult of the Vampire Ronay, Gabriel Pan Books

Scarce book, first published 1972 by W. H. Allen. This edition published 1975 by Pan Books, Ltd. 

Cover depicts near cujo canines on black b.g. with red and white titles. Several page photo-plate section of historical characters and locations.  Scarce near very good first British softcover edition. Presented here from enigmatic author Gabriel Ronay is a scholarly and fascinating study which traces the influential cult of the vampire. From its origins in pagan lore and Christian ritual to its depictions in modern horror cinema, Ronay identifies the true origins of Dracula. He traces the tales and lore from Ireland, Scotland and England across to Saxony, Italy, and the famed Transylvania peaks of eastern Europe to the wilds of Russa. Concise and well written digestible account of the terrific tales across Europe. From pagan blood-lore and the sadistic games of Countess Bathory to Nazi mysticism to the perversions of modern horror films. This fascinating survey describes unbelievable atrocities, historical barbarities, and the true nature and practice of European vampirism. Engendered by mass hysteria and sexual fantasy, the myth was exploited by Church and State alike from the Middle Ages onwards. Deeply rooted in the subconscious, the tradition is by no means dead or in danger of dying. Includes detailed index. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay (Chaucer Press) Bungay, Suffolk. 190 pages

Pan Books, London and Sydney, 1975

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