Tag Archives: Dracula

Greg Buzwell, ‘Bram Stoker’s stage adaptation of Dracula’

Posted on 16th December 2014 by William the Bloody

Another useful article from the BL’s excellent series. This might be useful for OGOM MA researchers as well as those concerned with the transmutation of the vampire through various media: To coincide with the British Library’s current major exhibition, Terror … Continue reading →

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Gail Turley Houston, ‘From Dickens to Dracula’

Posted on 6th December 2014 by William the Bloody

A thoughtful short essay on Dracula and the presence of the Gothic mode in Victorian fiction generally.

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The Wild Evolution of Vampires, From Bram Stoker to Dracula Untold

Posted on 6th December 2014 by William the Bloody

Devon Maloney gives a brisk but useful survey of the changes in the image of the literary and cinematic vampire.

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Bram Stoker: Dracula – audio and video guides

Posted on 16th November 2014 by William the Bloody

Very useful audio and video guides to Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Roger Luckhurst, editor of the Oxford World’s Classics edition.

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History at Stake! The Story Behind Vampire Slaying Kits

Posted on 15th November 2014 by William the Bloody

We’ve shown a few pictures of vampire slaying kits on this blog before. Here’s a historical account of them from the British Library, where they have one on display as part of the Terror and Wonder exhibition on Gothic.

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When Edward Gorey Illustrated Dracula: Two Masters of the Macabre, Together

Posted on 1st November 2014 by William the Bloody

A short review by Maria Popova of the superb Edward Gorey’s illustrations for Dracula.

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What the historical inaccuracies in “Dracula Untold” tell us about the rise of Islamophobia

Posted on 24th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A thought-provoking article about anti-Islamic sentiments in the latest retelling of the Dracula tale, the film Dracula Untold.

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CFP: Workshop on Dracula, Conference Education and Culture, Romania, June 2015

Posted on 22nd October 2014 by William the Bloody

CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS: Workshop WHERE’S THE PLACE OF DRACULA: (DE)CONSTRUCTING STEREOTYPES IN THE STUDY OF THE MYTHICAL SPACE IN LITERATURE AND THE ARTS part of the International Conference Beliefs and Behaviours in Education and Culture, West University of Timișoara, … Continue reading →

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Dracula Visits the Library, Trinity College Dublin, 24-27 october 2014

Posted on 22nd October 2014 by William the Bloody

This looks like a fabulous exhibition: This week, as Halloween approaches, Trinity College Library Dublin celebrates the work of alumnus Bram Stoker with a selection of editions and adaptations of Dracula in the Library Orientation Space. The Library has over … Continue reading →

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The Wild Evolution of Vampires, From Bram Stoker to Dracula Untold

Posted on 11th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A brief sketch of vampires in film and TV from Carmilla to Dracula Untold.

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