Lance Mannion (Free subscription) | yesterday
Took this a couple weeks ago. Ok, they're crows, not bats, but it's still an ominous and eerie enough picture to appear right above a post about vampires, don't you think? New Paltz, NY. Sunday, November 16, 2008.
Lemmingworks (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Famous Monsters » Literature Review: Bram Stoker’s Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition is a wonderful review of Elizabeth’s new publication. You should read it, and get the book! To be honest, I have to tell you first that to me Bram Stoker’s Dracula is the Holy Bible of Horror Fiction. In fact the only [...]
Taliesin meets the vampires (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Directed by: Sinead O’Brien First aired: 2003 Contains spoilers With a turn around of the title Bram Stoker’s Dracula , this is a nice scholarly walk into the life and influences of Bram Stoker that was narrated by John Hurt and which aired on Sky Arts 2 . The documentary seeks to find the man behind the novel and in doing so discover, perhaps, where the inspiration for...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
It girl, celeb spawn, columnist and designer Peaches Geldof's design inspirations: “I looked at icons like Siouxsie Sioux and Robert Smith, and took notes from Gothic novels like 'Dracula' — the cape... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... people will never forget his HORRENDOUS early years. Dangerous Liasons? Much Ado About Nothing? Bram Stoker's Dracula? No matter what you think of those films as a whole, Keanu takes a huge dump in every single one. All he could do until recently was perfect the "surfer dude" in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Point Break. At least he's trying now and it's starting to pay off....
SHADOWPLAY (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... about because Christopher Lee had, at length, deplored the liberties Hammer Films were taking with Bram Stoker’s most famous character. Towers seduced Lee with the promise of a more faithful version, then staked him in the back — the only truly faithful element here is Dracula’s moustache. The good points: Bruno Nicolai’s score is excellent, genuinely scary all by itself, and very...
Alternet (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Pop culture vampires have always reflected cultural anxieties about sex. "Twilight", the new teen box office blockbuster, is no exception.
Media Yenta (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
I saw this film at Best Buy--- I love vampire films...oooh, Bram Stoker! that's official! I love Dracula... oh.... wait...ugh. Here's what I imagined: INT COMPUTER SCREEN Guest: "Hey, Drac, it's me your pal from high school. I haven't heard from you in years. I saw you on Facebook. So I thought I'd say hi." Dracula: "Dude! Remember that woman you both bit at the same time! How are you?...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... about sex-because the seducers do have lethal fangs, and their condition is quite contagious. Bram Stoker's Dracula , the most prominent sire of today's fictive undead, was a repository of post-Victorian fears: syphilis and shifting gender roles. Thus the book is full of bizarre sexualized imagery that equates gender-bending with evil. Hero Jonathan gets attacked and nearly bitten...
