Katherine Ramsland: 9 books

With the same personal style in which she undertook Piercing the Darkness: Undercover with Vampires in America Today, Katherine Ramsland turns her “participant journalism” toward the world of ghost hunters. She’d acquired a reputedly haunted ring from a self-described vampire, and with it she...

Starting with the disappearance of a journalist who was exploring New York City’s vampire subculture, Ramsland follows in her footsteps and well beyond to learn about the vampires of the mid-1990s. No longer attached to images from film or fiction, these people are actively involved in live-action...

Katherine Ramsland and Dana DeVito have taken their mutual love of a good ghost story and produced an entertaining and educational perspective of the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. "Bethlehem Ghosts" first introduces the reader to the history of, and the authors’ theories concerning, ghosts, the...

Detective Teri Lewis has seen her share of gruesome homicides throughout Bucks County, PA. But the discovery of four bodies drained of blood as part of what appears to be a bizarre vampire fetish has her stumped. The autopsies reveal that the victims burned from inside out, and a test of the saliva...

Psychologists involved in assessments for the courtroom or consultations for investigation or risk management follow a distinct protocol. Ramsland offers a comprehensive guide to writers for reference on these procedures and terms, using actual cases as well as examples from fiction and film to illustrate...

As idyllic as eastern Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley may be, there’s an unexpected dark side. Serial killers, mass murderers, violent gangs and outright hit men have all operated here, along with high-profile family killers. Even before these incidents, there were several Indian massacres and some...

As an ambitious, self-made writer, Dean Koontz rose from obscurity to bestseller status with a planned, meticulous approach to the business of writing that set its own rules. His life serves as a veritable blueprint for struggling writers, as he refused to compromise, readily accepted the hard knocks,...

A twist on a real life exploration of a reporter’s disappearance into a vampire cult, this tale is told from the vampire’s perspective. Avoiding vampire hunters who want to steal their precious blood to make into a street drug, the vampire “family” thrives in the midst of humans who play...

When folklorist Joseph Campbell urged us all to follow our bliss, he offered no instructions. Bliss fills in what’s missing. This strategy of clear, achievable steps, learned through writing exercises, was developed from “bliss-coaching” workshops and therapy sessions. Following your bliss means...