Traces the history of vampires in movies and television.
Appendices include a complete filmography of the films examined. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
These are examined across a range of contexts, from the Swedish vampire to the Afro-American Blacula, from the lesbian vampire to the gay zombie, from the Spanish Knights Templar riding skeletal horses to dancing Japanese zombies.
This reference examines 372 vampire films from 1896 to 1992. Each entry gives the year of release, production credits, actors, and a synopsis of the film and its importance to...
This book covers the major hosts in detail, along with styles and show themes. Merchandise tie-in and fan reactions are also chronicled. The appendices list film and record credits.
Researching into vampires and taking into account the historical evolution and contemporary significance this book will explore myth, repressed memories, desires and primordial images giving rise to the archetypal hero that is the modern ...
Looking at contemporary hits like True Blood, Twilight, Underworld and The Strain, classics such as Universal's Dracula and Dracula, and miscegenation melodramas like The Cheat and The Sheik, the book reconfigures Hollywood historiography ...
Researching into vampires and taking into account the historical evolution and contemporary significance this book will explore myth, repressed memories, desires and primordial images giving rise to the archetypal hero that is the modern ...
The Evolution Of The Vampire In Film and Television: From Beast To Beauty
Joss Whedon, A Creative Portrait: From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Marvel's The Avengers. New York: I. B. Tauris, 2013. 4318. _____. “A Religion in Narrative: Joss Whedon and Television Creativity.” Slayage: The Online International ...
... Erika Bergmann, Shel- ley Berman (Nat Kaplan), Veronica Clifford (Hot Dog Girl), Roland Curram (Arthur/Mario), ... Charles Lewsen (Arthur Soames), Garry Miller (Richard Brown), Diana Quiseekay (Elvira), Kenny Rodway (Porridge Eater ...