A review by lodestardirective
Banshees, Werewolves, Vampires, and Other Creatures of the Night: Facts, Fictions, and First-Hand Accounts by Varla Ventura

1.0

I originally purchased this book thinking it sounded pretty interesting, given my enjoyment of the historical aspects of folklore. I will be returning the book. Browsing through the contents, it’s obvious, as other reviewers have mentioned, that this is merely an anthology of writings chosen to be forced within the biased viewpoint of the author. There’s not much analysis of the historical origins of folklore elements so much as pointing at the written material of authors past as though it proves something.

On top of that, five out of nine ‘sources’ in the bibliography at the back (not the original texts compiled into this anthology, those are listed as ‘Volumes of Forgotten Lore