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“Ultraviolet’s” Vampires and the ‘War on Terror’

August 3rd, 2013 | Posted in Gothic horror, horror, horror studies, vampire

The current edition of Gothic Studies is available, Volume 15, No. 1 (May 2013), published by Manchester University Press. It focuses on vampires and the undead in popular culture, and several essays caught my eye for download in PDF for later reading. I recently finished reading the first of them, and it is David McWilliam’s […]

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Call for Papers: Vampires and Humor

August 1st, 2013 | Posted in call for papers, vampire

Call for Papers: Vampires and Humor (or Humor in Vampire Literature, Movies, and Music) Abstracts due: October 15 to Gilpin_vicky@hotmail.com Vampires and humor can be an interesting topic because the author can break down his or her analysis based on a variety of parameters. What is so special about vampires and humor? What does humor […]

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Encounter Radio Program on Sacred Horror

July 16th, 2013 | Posted in horror, sacred, vampire, zombie

I will be one of the guests on the Encounter radio program out of Australia on the subject of “Sacred Horror: Zombie Resurrections and Vampire Souls.” The website description: From the legends of Frankenstein and Dracula to films about zombies, witches and vampires, supernatural horror has always captured the popular imagination. Fictional horror scares us […]

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Identity Group Experiences & Perceptions Of Therapy: Vampires, Otherkin and Others

June 11th, 2013 | Posted in Otherkin, vampire

Researching Identity Group Experiences & Perceptions Of Therapy UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON School of Psychology Stratford Campus Water Lane London E15 4LZ Would you like to take part in research about Otherkin, Vampires, and Therians/Weres and are over 18? Ish’had Duncan (MA Student at University of East London) is seeking six self-identified Otherkin, Vampires and […]

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Dom Augustin Calmet: Biblical Scholar and Vampire Researcher

May 24th, 2013 | Posted in Christianity, folklore, vampire

Previously I discussed Sabine Baring-Gould, a Christian minister who also maintained a research interest in the paranormal and the horrific. I recently came across another individual like this when reading a paper from the 2010 conference of the Center for Studies of New Religions. In “Vampires and Alternative Religions,” co-authored by J. Gordon Melton and […]

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Japanese Footage and Restored Ending to “Horror of Dracula”

April 13th, 2013 | Posted in 1950s, Dracula, Hammer Films, horror, vampire

For a while now we have heard of the lost footage from Hammer’s Dracula (U.K.)/Horror of Dracula (U.S.) that was found in Japan, and that a few seconds of this footage was incorporated into the ending in the restored Blu-ray of the film released in the UK. This footage has surfaced on YouTube and it […]

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Victorian Nelson Lecture: Stephenie Meyer and the 21st Century Vampire Romance

February 27th, 2013 | Posted in scholarship, Stephenie Meyer, vampire, Victoria Nelson

See TheoFantastique’s previous interviews with Nelson on Guillermo del Toro’s Gothick cosmos, and on her book Gothicka.

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The Undead and Theology is a Stoker Finalist/Nominee

February 23rd, 2013 | Posted in horror, Horror Writers Association, The Undead and Theology, theology, vampire, zombie

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see www.horror.org) is the premiere writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with nearly 1000 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987 (see http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm). The HWA Board […]

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Interview with Victoria Nelson on Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural

December 28th, 2012 | Posted in gnosis, Gothic horror, Guillermo del Toro, horror, Twilight, vampire, Victoria Nelson

This is an exciting time for those interested in the intersection of religion, popular culture, and the fantastic genres. A number of scholars are producing fascinating works in this area, and one of those is Victoria Nelson. Victoria is an essayist and fiction writer who teaches in the Goddard College graduate program in creative writing. […]

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Midnight Son: Indie Vampire Horror Film on DVD and Digital

July 17th, 2012 | Posted in horror, independent horror films, vampire

A while back I came across an independent horror film, Midnight Son. I was intrigued by the different take on the vampire story, and that certain aspects of it reminded me of George Romero’s “vampire” film Martin from the 1970s. Today I received an update from the makers of the film letting me know that […]

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