Here’s what I did during my visit to the Fourth World Dracula Congress in Dublin.
Monthly Digest #33: April 2017
An attempt to verify an alleged “vampire burial” in Romania and a “Virgin’s View” on “Near Dark” (1987).
World Dracula Day: Happy 120th Birthday, Count!
Bram Stoker’s novel was published 120 years ago today. To celebrate, we’ve decided to share a few treats with you in this special World Dracula Day post.
World Dracula Day EXCLUSIVE: Earliest American Serialisation of Dracula—Found!
Hans Corneel de Roos uncovered what may be the earliest American serialisation of “Dracula,” pre-dating previous assumptions by months.
I Attended the Fourth World Dracula Congress. Here’s What I Thought About It
To celebrate World Dracula Day (May 26), Erin Chapman talks about her experience at the Transylvanian Society of Dracula conference.
Monthly Digest #32: March 2017
The strange case of a Romanian “vampire” burial and a review of Nancy Kilpatrick’s “Revenge of the Vampir King” (2017).
A Virgin’s View on Near Dark (1987)
In tribute to the late, great Bill Paxton, we take a virgin’s view of “Near Dark” (1987).
The Limpiada Saga: How I Tried to Verify the “Vampire” Angle Used in a Story About Deviant Burial
A case study on how easily “vampire” burials spread without fact-checking.
Monthly Digest #31: February 2017
Naughty Valentines Day gifts, reviewing the sad story of a vampire lemming and meeting Rosemary Ellen Guiley.
Great Start to a Series: Nancy Kilpatrick’s Latest Vampire Novel
Review of Nancy Kilpatrick’s “Revenge of the Vampir King” (2017).