About the author
Katherine Ramsland is an American writer and professor of forensic psychology, best known for prolific nonfiction covering serial killers, criminal psychology, and the supernatural, including collaborations with investigators such as James Van Praagh and forensic profilers. Her catalogue titles here, Ghost: Investigating the Other Side and The Science of Vampires, show the range of her interests outside true crime. Ghost, published by Indigo Fox in 2016, continues the participant-journalism approach of her earlier undercover reporting, this time following ghost hunters after she acquires a reputedly haunted ring. The Science of Vampires, from Penguin in 2002, examines vampire mythology alongside real psychological and medical conditions sometimes linked to vampiric behavior, including questions about blood-related compulsions and the figure's shifting cultural meaning from villain to sympathetic antihero. Ramsland writes for general audiences drawn to the darker edges of psychology and folklore.
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“Ramsland successfully bridges folklore and forensic science, providing a structured analysis of vampire myths through medical conditions and psychological profiles. However, readers seeking authentic supernatural experiences or…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Science of Vampires
“While engaging for those open to the paranormal, this book may frustrate strict materialists who dismiss the premise entirely. Ramsland’s narrative is undeniably immersive, yet readers seeking hard scientific proof rather than…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Ghost: Investigating the Other Side
