Tag Archives: Vampires

A Compendium of Monsters

Posted on 3rd November 2015 by firekrank

Over the Halloween period, the Wellcome Collection have put together an online compendium of monsters including the witch, zombie, werewolf, vampire and ghost. Though it’s quite tongue-in-cheek, I always think it is interesting to note what constitutes the stereotype of … Continue reading →

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Some aural and visual delights to feed your Gothic needs …

Posted on 30th October 2015 by firekrank

Quite a few excellent sources have recently been posted on the OGOM Facebook page. For those of you who are not Facebookers, I thought I would collect them together for your delight, delectation, and education. Firstly there is this useful … Continue reading →

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Vampires on the Big and Small Screen

Posted on 30th October 2015 by firekrank

I was a little sad to see this very cutting review of Eddie Murphy’s Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). Having watched it when I was ten with a friend, I remember quoting it for days. And, having recently re-watched it, I thought it … Continue reading →

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Real-Life Vampires

Posted on 28th October 2015 by firekrank

In the run-up to Halloween there have been quite a few articles published on the subject of things that go bump in the night. This includes quite a few on the subject of real-life vampires: to be clear, these are … Continue reading →

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The Vampire Craze in Popular Culture Isn’t Dead Yet

Posted on 28th October 2015 by firekrank

Time have just published an article informing us that ‘The Vampire Craze in Popular Culture Isn’t Dead Yet’. The article suggests that the growing popularity of zombies (and may I also include werewolves, witches and fairies here) has not entirely destroyed … Continue reading →

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A Vampire Documentary hosted by Drusilla

Posted on 28th October 2015 by firekrank

The actress who played everyone’s favourite twisted, sadistic, psychic vampire Drusilla, Juliet Landau is working on a documentary about vampires called A Place Among the Undead. The documentary will include interviews with Joss Whedon, Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris and Tim … Continue reading →

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Twilight, Abstinence and Desire

Posted on 26th October 2015 by firekrank

Following the ten year anniversary of the publication of Twilight (2005), Eva Wiseman has written an article about its presentation of sexuality, chastity and vampiric desire, ‘Vampires, blood and chastity: how Twilight turned teens on’. Though the opening paragraphs were a little suspect, putting … Continue reading →

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Carmilla Web Series

Posted on 20th October 2015 by firekrank

During a quick Halloween inspired Pinterest session, I stumbled across a web series called ‘Carmilla’ (2014 – ?) based on the novel of the same name by Sheridan Le Fanu. The sapphic undercurrents of the original text are laid bare in … Continue reading →

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Vampire Breast Lifts and the Cult of Eternal Youth

Posted on 19th October 2015 by firekrank

Following the ‘vampire facelift’, there is now the ‘vampire breast lift’. These procedures have been linked to immortal blood-drinkers because they both involve injecting the patients blood back into their skin in order to rejuvenate it. The idea of connecting … Continue reading →

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Genevieve Valentine, ‘How the vampire became film’s most feminist monster’

Posted on 16th October 2015 by William the Bloody

A fascinating essay by Genevieve Valentine on the shifting nature of the powerful and ambivalent female vampire in cinema.

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