title: Vamps: An Illustrated History of the Femme Fatale
author:  Pam Keesey 
description: Books about goddesses, books about vampires, and books about film stars are common, but <i>Vamps: An Illustrated History of the Femme Fatale</i> is a rare treat: it combines all those topics and more within a historical context for understanding our long-time fascination with the dangerous, alluring female. The story starts in prehistory with the worship of a mother goddess who was also the Lady of the Beasts, and spans the centuries from ancient Greek and medieval views of harmful women through the hysterics of the romantic period. The history of film vamps goes from Theda Bara in <i>A Fool There Was</i> (1915) to Natasha Henstridge in the Species movies (1990s), and includes beautiful photographs of all the usual suspects--Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, Tallulah Bankhead, Louise Brooks, Maila Nurmi (a.k.a. Vampira), the two Morticias, and many others.
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  The Prep and the Punk
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Boys Only Series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  M/M contemporary romance novel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Imogene Kash
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Woman in Black, Inc.
  
  
  [www.imogenekash.com](http://www.imogenekash.com)
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 by Imogene Kash
  
  
  
  
  
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  Imogene Kash/Woman in Black, Inc.
  
  
  [www.ImogeneKash.com](http://www.ImogeneKash.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and
  incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names
  are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people,
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  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [About the Author](part0003.html#Book)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1