I bought this book and The Vampire Slayers' Field Guide to the Undead, and I'm in Vampire-killing heaven. Both books complement each other perfectly. This book has lots of stuff about the history of Vamps, and the Slayers' Guide has lots of info and art about the different kinds of Vamps you never heard about. The Vampire Watcher's Handbook is more of a learned scholarly-type book, whereas the Slayers' Guide is more pop culture-ish. They're both much better than the Vampire Encyclopedia (dry and boring, ho hum). So buy them both! You won't be disappointed.