How Dracula continues to slake our thirst for terror Although scholarly interpretations of Dracula see the novel as a fearful embodiment of some pressing threat in the Victorian consciousness, in some ways—be it sexual, economic, colonial, or gendered—Count…
This Halloween, revisit Bram Stoker’s immortal 1897 opus. Lifetimes later, the dark and intricate world of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” keeps its high standing as an emotional, gripping and worthy read. People keep returning, whether to adapt it to film or television,…
Edmondo Crimi purchased his first vampire-killing kit in 1977. The 18-year-old from Brooklyn had cut his teeth in the antique business on the streets of New York, and he was exploring the famous Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen flea market on…
Ginger Nuts of Horror | Horror Book, & Film Reviews, Features and Interviews The Heart and Soul of Horror Promotion Thirteen for Halloween: Medusa and the Gorgons, Monsters Wronged | Thirteen for Halloween Medusa was made to terrify, yet the longer you sit…
Few novels offer a more vivid portrait of authentic friendship than Dracula, and few set it against a darker villain. The Count has slaves, victims, and brides, but not a single friend. Aquinas once wrote that “among all worldly things,…
The psychology behind our undying fascination with vampires What vampire stories reveal about changing fears, identities and human nature By Rachel Feltman, Sushmita Pathak, Alex Sugiura & Fonda Mwangi [CLIP: Kiefer Sutherland as David in The Lost Boys. “Now you know…
Home › Articles › Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and True Deliverance from Evil Beneath the bloody horror and predatory eroticism lies a deeper exploration into the nature of evil, the limitations of reason and science, and the indispensable power of Catholicism to confront and…
Jonathan Bailey, Ella Purnell, Aimee-Lou Wood, Maggie Gyllenhaal and more bring shock and gore to an immersive retelling with real bite Do we really need another retelling of Bram Stoker’s fabled horror novel, which has already yielded multiple films, plays…
Newswise — Each year, as the nights grow long and the leaves begin to fall, Alice Sullivan travels the country lecturing about Dracula—sometimes wearing a long black cape. “The fascination with Dracula has always been there. It’s deeply connected to…
October in Romania’s Transylvania is a little bit of everything. The foliage turns shades of orange and red, with patches of green still holding on, lending the landscape a certain warmth. Then come the grey skies, sudden showers, and mist-covered…
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