On Nov. 19, 2015, Vamped scored one of its biggest exclusives yet: a live Q & A session with Juliet Landau, star of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and co-director of upcoming vampire documentary, “A Place Among the Undead”!
Month: November 2015
Monthly Digest: October 2015
Welcome to the 15th edition of “Monthly Digests”! What did you miss in October 2015? A visit to Forks, Wash.; a 40th anniversary ‘Salem’s Lot post; an interview with Juliet Landau; a monthly digest and Halloween treats!
Gift from Thomas J. Garza: Vampire Book Arrives in the Mail
Erin Chapman shows how wonderfully generous vampire (professors) can be, describing a gift from Thomas J. Garza, who teaches a course on vampires at the University of Texas at Austin. Read on to find out what it was.
Does MS.2801 Reveal the First Appearance of Vampires in English?
The earliest appearance of vampires in English is found in the London Journal’s March 11, 1732 issue in its discussion of the famous Arnold Paul case. Or is it? Anthony Hogg discusses another possible candidate.
Back to Britain: My Second Search for Vampires
Erin Chapman returns to England a year after her previous visit in search of vampires. She meets a Highgate Vampire blogger and digs for articles through the British Library’s microfilm collection. What did she find?
We Have an Official Reviewer: Andy Boylan Joins Vamped
We’re taking the opportunity to welcome Vamped’s newest recruit: vampire film and book reviewer, Andy Boylan. Best known for his blog “Taliesin Meets the Vampires,” Andy will write reviews for us not covered on his blog.
Virus or Vampires? The Case for the Undead in “American Horror Story: Hotel”
“American Horror Story” series creator, Ryan Murphy, said the latest series doesn’t feature vampires. Erin Chapman beg to differ. Here’s the evidence in favour of vampires featuring on “American Horror Story: Hotel.”