“The two Irish men could have been considered potentially dangerous people, such as enemies, murderers, rapists or they could have been ordinary individuals who died suddenly from a strange illness or murder. Anything outside the norm would have caused the community to fear that these people co...
This article presents nineteenth-century Romanian folklore about vampire-like creatures which is analysed in reference to two literary representations of the vampire Dracula. I argue that the folklore tradition establishes a body-oriented perspective, conducive to a feminist analysis of the role of ...
Now it is available in a chunky paperback edition! Both fictional and factual accounts reveal the eerie and fascinating world of the undead. Noted vampire authority and author, David J. Skal adds a running commentary on the evolution of the vampire mystique in folklore, literature and popular ...
Andrew Baird:This story came out of a Northern Irish writer. It was initially set in Northern Ireland. It really was a metaphor forthe Troubles in Northern Ireland. The immigrant family, I believe, was African. I know African people, a lot of Nigerians, have moved to Dublin and Ireland....
Born Howard Allen O’Brien on October 4, 1941, the second daughter in a Catholic Irish American family, Anne spent most of her early life in New Orleans, Louisiana. When asked about her strange birth name Rice has said: “My birth name is Howard Allen because apparently my mother thought...
Before cinema, the vampire was a preeminent figure appearing on stage and in literature, painting, and political satire, all while continuing to be a figure of folklore and folk culture (Barber 2010; Dijkstra 1986; Frayling 2016; Galt 2021). Through its various incarnations, the vampire has ...