Vampires vs Zombies: A Shift in Consciousness
Popular culture is an interesting barometer for shifts in thought. What do modern portrayals of vampires and zombies tell us? It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in …
Saying Goodbye to a Legend: Richard Matheson’s Obituary in the Guardian
American author Richard Matheson passed away on June 23rd at the age of 87. He was famous for many novels, including I am Legend, The Shrinking Man, Hell House, What Dreams May …
Quote for Today: Richard Matheson
And suddenly he thought, I’m the abnormal one now. Normalcy was a majority concept, the standard of many and not the standard of just one man. Abruptly that realization joined …
Quote for Today: Terry Pratchett
Veil, you see, if I vas to say something portentous like “zer dark eyes of zer mind” back home in Uberwald, zer would be a sudden crash of thunder,’ said …
Undercurrents of Sensuality and Aggression in Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The most famous of vampires is Dracula. Why are we mesmerized by this character created more than a century ago? We owe our acquaintance with Dracula, a figure who has …
Quote for Today: D.H. Lawrence
It is easy to see why each man kills the things he loves. To know a living thing is to kill it… To try to know a living being is …
Quote for Today: Anne Rice
“You see that old woman? That will never happen to you. You will never grow old, and you will never die.” “And it means something else too, doesn’t it? I …
Grab the Garlic: The Bloody Truth About Serbia’s (Modern) Vampire from National Geographic
I think we’re yearning for something beyond the every day. And I will tell you I don’t believe in the supernatural, I believe in the supernormal. To me there is …
Quote for Today: Sheryl Lee
I’ve always had a fascination with vampires. It’s not that I’m exactly fascinated with the dark side. It’s the human struggle with it. How we deal with those two aspects …
Dracula’s Nemesis?: Night of the Vampire by Alê Camargo
This is an amusing short by filmmaker and animator Alê Camargo. It features a vampire in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, who is having an exceptionally bad night. A predator more …