Articles related to "Vampirism"

The story of Vlad the Impaler, or the real "Dracula" is one of early psychological damage, revenge, and betrayal.

From Bram Stoker to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer, vampires are hot and popular.

A look at the vampire's original appearance in folklore and how the vampire's supposed appearance was just part of the natural stages of decomposition.

Vampires have been a mainstay of horror folklore and literature since the 19th Century, but their homoerotic subtexts give the legends a wholly different dimension.

Catherine Jinks subverts literary tropes in her new novel, where being a vampire isn't all it's cracked up to be. In fact, it's a bit like the flu. An eternal flu.

Whether for a Halloween rental night or just to escape the onslaught of Twilight-related product, these films will prove that the veins of the genre can run deeper.

Born December 8, 1861, Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès became a pioneer of early cinema, special effects, and brought the 'weird tale' to the big screen.

A new film from Sweden explores the road to maturity through an unexpected metaphor: vampires

Charles Baudelaire wrote Flowers of Evil in 1857. He also published a series of prose poems entitled Paris Spleen, plus translations of Edgar Allan Poe.

Already Dead is Charlie Huston's X-rated version of Joss Whedon's Angel in a New York setting, with a virus that causes vampirism.

When asked about Dracula, most people will mumble that he was based on Vlad the Impaler. However, societies have worshipped and feared vampires for centuries.

In Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, Lucy Westenra represents the opposite of the ideal Victorian woman, who should be submissive and meek.

One of the best guitarists of the decade comes in a surprising form -- a novelty act who's part Elvis, part Dracula, but all style when it comes to playing the guitar.

With the Twilight series as popular as ever at the moment, here is a guide to blood sucking fiction for the vampire and Stephanie Meyer fans out there.

Since October 2005 when Stephanie Meyer introduces the vampire romance Twilight vampire books have been flying onto (and off of) bookstore shelves.

Today, vampires seem to be a fixture in romance novels, but how did they originate into the human consciousness and how did they evolve in their journey through horror?

Sparks has brought an interesting and innovative vampire society to life. Her flare for the modernization of vampires is evident in all of her novels.

Finding good engaging MMORPG games is tough at times; to find them that are free is even tougher. DarkEden and Shadowbane are two great finds.

Using the vampire as a medium, Marrone explores a girl's relationship with herself, her peers, and her ex-boyfriend.

Is it possible that people exist who can drain others of energy? Parapsychological research has shown this is can happen.

Learn weird and scary facts about good bacteria, Bigfoot sightings, and giant animals in these bizarre but fun nonfiction trivia books for children.

In Blood Ties, private investigator Vicki Nelson solves crimes with supernatural elements with the help of vampire, Henry Fitzroy, and her ex-partner, cop Mike Celluci.

Firefly was hailed as groundbreaking and original, but overly-conventional gender roles and racial stereotyping prevent Serenity from living up to that standard.

It would appear that vampires have evolved with the times in order to remain a fixture in popular fiction, but how have they found a home in romance?

Certain popular Halloween costumes have built-in personality traits. For example, Dracula is a narcissist - but not all vampires are, says one vampire and ghoul expert.

Porphyria symptoms bear striking similarities to characteristics associated with Vampires of literature and film. Could this explain origins of the age-old legend?

John Polidori's short story "The Vampyre" (1819), based on a fragment by Lord Byron, inspired a wave of vampire fiction that has continued into the modern day.

Vampires used to threaten the status quo. Now they restabilize it.

Silesians, Slavs and Germans, believed vampires were real and feared them. These entities were nothing like Bram Stoker's fictional Dracula or those in today's cults

Varney the Vampire is a serial novel published from 1845 to 1847. It introduced many tropes associated with the modern vampire.

In Cronos, an elderly antique dealer discovers a medieval device holding the key to eternal life, but leaves those who use it thirsting for blood and avoiding sunlight.

Whether in books, television or film, the vampire has always been associated with the forbidden and the sexual. Here's how it all started.