Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Preface: Late arrival of the ‘New Vampire Lectures’ ix
5. Psycho−Historical Introduction 1
6. Record One: Playing Catch Up with the Vampire – But with True Blood 9
7. Record Two: Schauer Scenes 22
8. Record Three: Alternate History – 1960 46
9. Record Four: Epidemics of Mass Murder 62
10. Record Five: Manuals 81
11. Record Six: Still Working on It 93
12. Record Seven: Phantoms 110
13. Record Eight: The Turning 124
14. Record Nine: The Crowd and the Couple 140
15. Record Ten: Getting Into B-Pictures 152
16. Record Eleven: The Emperor’s New Closure 169
17. Record Twelve: By Rule of Tomb 181
18. Record Thirteen: The Renewal of Psycho Horror by Compact with the Devil 194
19. Filmography 214
20. Bibliography 219
21. Index 225