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Eric Nuzum: THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula

December 17th, 2008 | Posted in Eric Nuzum, The Dead Travel Fast, vampire

Back in October in one of my many wanderings through Barnes & Noble for my latest literary fix a book in the Culture section caught my eye. Eric Nuzum’s THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2008) described itself as a “far-reaching look at vampires in pop culture, from Bram […]

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Twilight: Literary Phenomenon Becomes Cinema Sensation

November 24th, 2008 | Posted in Joseph Laycock, Twilight, vampire

It’s that time of year again: Hollywood has begun to release its winter films that it hopes will be blockbusters, or at least do well in box office returns in connection with the holiday movie viewing habits of consumers. The latest fantasy film involving youth and the supernatural (or supranormal) is doing very well in […]

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David Wellington on Horror Fiction and Forthcoming Vampire Zero Novel

October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in David Wellington, vampire, zombie

I recently had the privilege of connecting with David Wellington, a horror writer and author of a number of books including Monster Island, Monster Nation, 13 Bullets, 99 Coffins, and the forthcoming book Vampire Zero. David made some time in his writing schedule to discuss his passion for horror fiction and Vampire Zero. TheoFantastique: David, […]

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30 Days of Night and the Oppositional Reconstruction of Vampire Symbolism

March 3rd, 2008 | Posted in 30 Days of Night, vampire

Over the weekend I had the chance to watch several films that have recently been released on DVD. I was especially looking forward to taking a look at 30 Days of Night given that it is vampire film (one of my favorite movie monster icons), I enjoyed the graphic novel by Steve Niles upon which […]

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The Lost Boys as “Bloodsucking Brady Bunch”

July 27th, 2007 | Posted in 1980s, Lost Boys, vampire

One of my favorite vampire films is a “cult” classic, Joel Schumacher’s 1987 film The Lost Boys. I was therefore pleased to find a paper presented by Jeremy Tirrell at the national convention of the Popular Culture Association that deals with the film titled “The Bloodsucking Brady Bunch: Reforming the Family Unit in the The […]

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J. Gordon Melton Interview on Vampire Mythology

July 8th, 2007 | Posted in J. Gordon Melton, vampire

J. Gordon Melton is a respected scholar, author, and lecturer in the area of new religious movements. He is the director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara, California, and is responsible for authoring, editing, or contributing to a number of books including the multi-volume Encyclopedia of American Religions (Gale […]

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1960s Counterculture, Dark Shadows, and New Mythologies

March 28th, 2007 | Posted in 1960s, archetypes, counter-culture, Dark Shadows, myths

I have been reading a number of book on the historical and cultural context of the 1960s counter-culture in American, and one of the books I have found helpful and relevant to this blog’s context is Robert Ellwood’s The 60s Spiritual Awakening: American Religion Moving from Modern to Postmodern (Rutgers University Press, 1994). Ellwood includes […]

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