The Vampire: His Kith and Kin

In "The Vampire: His Kith and Kin" the author, Montague Summers, discusses the vampire phenomena from a relentless Catholic perspective. Summers' work on the occult is notorious for his display of erudition, and his purported belief in the reality of the subjects he treats. In this book Summers discusses topics such as ectoplasm, psychic vampirism, and other metaphysical ideas that helped pave the way for the real vampire community that emerged after his death.
The Origins of the Vampire
The Generation of the Vampire
The Traits and Practice of Vampirism
The Vampire in Assyria, the East, and Some Ancient Countries
The Vampire in Literature

Augustus Montague Summers (1880–1948) was an English author, clergyman, and teacher. He was employed as a teacher of English and Latin while independently pursuing scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century. The latter earned him election to the Royal Society of Literature in 1916.