{"product_id":"vampires","title":"Vampires","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the West the vampire myth is widely thought to have been based on the life of Vlad the Impaler, a 15th century Wallachian warrior-prince whose devotion to cruelty and killing made the lives of his subjects miserable, bloody and short.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     However, bloodsuckers of all shapes and sizes feature in many cultures. The most famous of these is the chupacabra, or 'goat killer', a creature that is rumoured to have attacked and mutilated as many as 2,000 animals in Puerto Rico and Latin America.  The chupacabra is variously described as half alien, half tail-less dinosaur with quills running down its back, a panther with a long serpent's tongue and a hopping animal that leaves an unbearable sulphurous stench in its wake. Whatever his form, one thing is for sure, the chupacabra shares little with his dark-cloaked, virgin-biting, garlic-hating, European cousin, apart from his lust for blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     VAMPIRES explores these diverse myths and legends, their impact upon popular culture and the possible explanations behind such phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786457444531,"sku":"9781847444035","price":1039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477290829781847444035.jpg?v=1762802224","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/vampires","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}