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“Vampires among us” beschreibt Vampire oder “Vampyre” als subkulturelles Phänomen mit Schwerpunktsetzungen auf die Szene in den USA und Deutschland. Dabei wird ein knapper Bogen über Gothic, Bluttrinken, vampyrische Symbole und die Selbstwahrnemung der Vampyre gespannt. Es schließt sich ein ausführliches Interview mit einer Vampyrin sowie eine weit gespannte Bibliografie an. “Vampires among us” describes so-called vampyres in the subcultural context of the Goth culture (mostly in the U. S. and Germany). Vampyric Symbols, blood fetishism, crossover of different scenes, and the self-perception of members of the community are topics of the short text. An extensive interview with a female vampyre as well as an interesting bibliography is included.

Explains the tools and techniques of scientific investigators and discusses the details of some of the most sensational crimes of the twentieth century in Germany, the United States, and Canada.

Mark Benecke provides an entertaining investigation into the biological meaning of life and death and the prospects for extending human longevity, or even achieving immortality. Discussing the biological fundamentals of why death exists as well as the various ways humans cope with a finite life span, Benecke looks at alternative ways for extending our lives through such technologies as cloning, organ and brain transplantation, and live cell therapy. Maintaining a skeptical attitude to many of the claims and counterclaims made by countless experts, Benecke has written a book that both challenges and informs.