Based on reporting by Stanley Stepanic for The Conversation (via Citizen Tribune) For more than a century, Count Dracula has refused to stay in his coffin — and according to a recent essay by Stanley Stepanic of the University of Virginia, that’s largely because he keeps evolving along with us. Once depicted as a revolting […]
Based on reporting by Erik Piepenburg for The New York Times According to a recent New York Times feature by Erik Piepenburg, vampires have proven to be one of pop culture’s most durable monsters — endlessly reinvented, endlessly revealing. Since the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1897, the vampire has survived every cultural shift […]
Between October 21 and 30, Scotland’s neatshows.co.uk will be serving as host of Festival of Darkness in celebration of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. “This is an opportunity to celebrate Aberdeenshire’s significant contribution to creating the world’s most famous vampire,” notes their official site. “Slains Castle fed Stoker’s imagination, and the jagged rocks gave life to Dracula’s […]
An excavation in Poland has uncovered the skeleton of a woman, believed to have been buried in the 17th century, with a scythe having been place around her neck at the time of her burial. Additionally, there was a padlock attached to one of her toes. In an interview with Britain’s Daily Mail, Professor Dariusz […]
If you prefer your vampires live — sort of — and you happen to be in Florida during the month of October, you should check out The Vampire Circus. Here’s what they say at their official site: “Heralded as a mix of circus cabaret and theatre, The Vampire Circus is a mysterious, tantalizing, fun, dark, […]