1st Edition

The Psychology of Vampires

By David Cohen Copyright 2019
154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

Why have vampires become such a feature of modern culture? Can vampire-like conditions be explained by medical research? Is there a connection between vampirism and Freud? The Psychology of Vampires presents a captivating look at the origins of vampires in myth and history, and the psychological theories which try to explain why they fascinate us. It traces the development of vampires... Read more

Aperitif - The Vampires’ Favourite Ice Cream

Chapter 1- Poor Polidori and the Human Jam

Chapter 2 The Early History of Vampires.

Chapter 3 Dracula on the couch

Chapter 4 – The doctor who wanted to be something different

Chapter 5 – The Vampire develops and the poet flees from the bailiffs

Chapter 6 – Dip the Pen in Blood

Chapter 7 – Theology, Child Abuse – and the vampire ‘syndrome’

Chapter 8 – The First Proper Story

Chapter 9 - Sucking out energy - the passive aggressive personality

Chapter 10 – In Print

Chapter 11 – Vampires on the ward

Chapter 12 – A modern Oedipus, Bloodletting and three more deaths

Chapter 13 – Polidori’s cultural legacy

Biography

David Cohen is a psychologist, film maker, writer and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. His books include the best-selling Diana, Death of a Goddess on the controversies surrounding the Princess' death and Great Psychologists as Parents, and his film on the Soham murders was nominated for a BAFTA award.