Monthly Archives: December 2010

Journal of Dracula Studies Call for Submissions

December 5th, 2010 | Posted in Dracula, vampire

The Journal of Dracula Studies is looking for submissions: Anne DeLong/Curt Herr/The Journal of Dracula Studies Contact email: journalofdraculastudies@kutztown.edu We invite manuscripts of scholarly articles (4000-6000 words) on any of the following: Bram Stoker, the novel Dracula, the historical Dracula, the vampire in folklore, fiction, film, popular culture, and related topics. Submissions should be sent […]

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News of the Fantastic – December 3, 2010

December 5th, 2010 | Posted in News of the Fantastic

The following are news items from the fantastic for the previous week. The Vulture Transcript: Anne Rice on Twilight, Her Casting Dreams for a New Lestat, and Her Ever-Evolving Religious Beliefs nymag.com Vampire stories are “inherently about salvation, about damnation, even if your vampires are total atheists like mine.” The Walking Dead news: The Walking […]

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Field Study in Fan Culture at Comic-Con 2011

December 3rd, 2010 | Posted in comics, fan cultures

This is a great time for scholars, or scholars in training, to be involved in studies in various aspects of popular culture. Here’s a recent educational opportunity I came across that involves field study at Comic-Con. This is my kind of study program: Earn academic credit while studying the dynamics of marketing and fan culture at […]

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Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in Charles Beaumont, Twilight Zone

Not long ago I was given the opportunity by JaSunni Productions to watch a review/screener copy of the new documentary Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone‘s Magic Man. The film tells the story of Beaumont who was a part of an elite group of science fiction writers that helped put the genre on […]

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