Vampires

The keyword Vampires is tagged in the following 3 articles.

Fangbangers, Tin Soldiers, and Living Toys! Fictional Creatures Becoming 'Real'

January 7, 2011 - 3232 words | English » Fiction

The divide between human and non-human, real and not-real, is a problem frequently explored in texts about toys and undead creatures. Even the term ‘undead’ is problematic, for while the undead are not ‘dead’ in the truest sense, they are still... Read Article »

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Vampires: The Ever-Changing Face of Fear

May 7, 2010 - 3202 words | English » Vampires

In the past two-hundred or so years, Vampires have transformed from a sort of worst nightmare into the charming hero of our dreams. Flashback to 1734, Oxford English Dictionary’s first record of the word vampire: they were generally and, depending on geographical... Read Article »

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Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Reflection and Rebuke of Victorian Society

February 25, 2010 - 4196 words | Literary Criticism » Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker’s now legendary novel, Dracula, is not just any piece of cult-spawning fiction, but rather a time capsule containing the popular thoughts, ideas, and beliefs of the Victorian era that paints an elaborate picture of what society was like for Bram Stoker... Read Article »

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