Hey goth fans, it’s adaptation time! In the spotlight this month is a Victorian vamp-tastic classic, Carmilla! Carmilla, the original novella, is one of the earlier literary incarnations of everyone’s favourite bloodsucking fiend (beating Dracula to the punch by a whole 25 years) and, as such, has been adapted many times for many different medium; … Continue reading Dopplegangers 02 – Carmilla
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Angel/Angelus: The Problematic Nature of the Vampire Boyfriend in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rounding off our Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Two blogs is Michelle Mastro discussing Angel/Angelus and the problematic vampire boyfriend. And as always, if you have any comments or want to share the posts, use the hashtag #BuffySlays20. The vampire boyfriend figures prominently in supernatural romance. Passionate but worldly, he plays to perfection the older beau character type—usually portrayed … Continue reading Angel/Angelus: The Problematic Nature of the Vampire Boyfriend in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The ‘‘Bloofer Lady’’ in Bram Stoker’s Dracula: the bloodthirst of a child hunter
Any reader of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) remembers how Lucy Westenra transforms into a vampire after the continuous attacks of the Count. Her transformation into the so-called ‘‘bloofer lady’’ emphasises her new existence as an undead creature. Nevertheless, as Leslie Ann Minot examines, the ‘‘bloofer lady’’ has ‘‘received relatively little critical attention compared to the … Continue reading The ‘‘Bloofer Lady’’ in Bram Stoker’s Dracula: the bloodthirst of a child hunter
Dracula and Victorian Concepts of Sexuality
The following post will accompany a special Gothic reading group session to be held on Thursday 2 March at the University of Sheffield, and led by Sophie Barber. If you would like to join us to discuss Dracula, Victorians, and sexuality, email Sheffield Gothic for more details, and remember – we don’t bite…much! It seems … Continue reading Dracula and Victorian Concepts of Sexuality
1897: The Year of the Psychic Vampire; Florence Marryat’s The Blood of the Vampire
Vampire bat and cover of the Victorian Secrets edition of The Blood of the VampireIf I asked you to think about the year 1897 and vampires, your first thought would probably turn to Dracula: Bram Stoker’s infamous, Transylvanian Count, subsequently immortalised by numerous film, TV, and fictional adaptations and reimagingings. But it may surprise you … Continue reading 1897: The Year of the Psychic Vampire; Florence Marryat’s The Blood of the Vampire
Foreshadowings: Bloodlust; or The Enduring Appeal of the Vampire
Vampires are arguably the chicest of all revenants. They never get old. Literally. Like the Gothic genre, vampires have endured numerous transmutations over the centuries, progressing from primitive folklore phantasm to Byronic aristocrat. Christopher Frayling’s anthology of Vampyres (1991) charts this metamorphosis and illustrates the upward social mobility of the vampire as it is adapted … Continue reading Foreshadowings: Bloodlust; or The Enduring Appeal of the Vampire
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