{"product_id":"african-darkness-david-g-stone-9798232279233","title":"African Darkness: The continent where vampire legends began","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if everything you thought you knew about vampires was wrong?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before Dracula terrorized European nights, something far more ancient stalked the African continent. From the iron-toothed Asasabonsam that dangles victims from treetops to the glowing Obayifo that infiltrates villages undetected, Africa's vampires are unlike anything the Western world imagines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from suppressed colonial records, modern eyewitness accounts, and centuries-old oral traditions, investigative journalist David G. Stone uncovers the shocking truth: vampire legends didn't begin in Transylvanian castles-they began in the heart of Africa, and they never left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrican Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e takes you on a terrifying journey through: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncient bloodlines that predate European vampire mythology by millennia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern encounters with entities that defy scientific explanation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernment cover-ups designed to protect tourism and national image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraditional hunters who still battle these creatures using ancestral knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the lightning-bird vampires of South Africa to the blood-draining Wazimamoto of East Africa, this meticulously researched exposé reveals why Africa remains the world's most dangerous continent after dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome hunts never end. Some darkness never dies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAre you brave enough to learn where the real vampires hide?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David G. Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232279233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elc Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"David G. Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47453070754047,"sku":"9798232279233","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_758d4e61-1b23-4d10-b5a4-1fa23266b6e5.jpg?v=1761931750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-darkness-david-g-stone-9798232279233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}