Book – PDF Barbara E. Hort - Unholy Hungers: Encountering the Psychic Vampire in Ourselves and Others (scan)

[HoldAll]

ampires are not just imaginary creatures of fiction or legend—they really exist. They are the people who, having never received love, settle for power instead, and become experts at robbing others of their vital energy. We've all known them.

In her fascinating study of this dark psychological archetype, Barbara Hort looks to traditional myths as well as to their modern equivalents in literature, theater, and film, following a blood-soaked trail to such unexpected destinations as "The Silence of the Lambs", "Snow White," and the Broadway musical "Gypsy". She offers insight into how psychic vampires originate, how we allow ourselves to be caught in their clutches, and how we can protect ourselves from their seductive influence.

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Book Discussion - Barbara Hort, Unholy Hungers

Has anyone read this? It came to me highly recommended, and in the early going seemed worth the effort. But Holt's take on Dracula strikes me as perverse: everyone in the tale, save maybe Mina, is a psychic vampire. This includes Renfield the mental patient and Dr. Seward. (Apparently asking...

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[Xenophon]

Despite my elsewhere grousing, I will add it's worth a read.

 

[stratamaster78]

I have a cleaner digital scan of this one that I found last week. Would it be okay for me to add it to this thread @HoldAll ?

 

[HoldAll]

I have a cleaner digital scan of this one that I found last week. Would it be okay for me to add it to this thread @HoldAll ?

Of course! There are two clean digital copies on annas-archive.org but they only contain about half the book so please check if your version is complete first.