Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula is unapologetically sexually charged even though it is set in a world of Victorian morals and values. Stoker uses sexuality in Dracula to comment on politics and society. Christopher Craft illuminates sexuality in Dracula through his essay “Kiss Mewith Red Lips: Gender and Inversion in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” Astute argues that […]
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When you hear the name Dracula, you think of the book and of course the many of movies. Dracula is probably the most famous villain out there. This list will explore the actors and the movies. So many men have played Dracula and so many more will take a bite out of the role. (Note: […]
Between the 1920s and the 1980s it was hard to find a vampire in popular culture that wasn’t inspired in some way be Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The United States and the United Kingdom dominated the vampire movie market and immediately took their cues from that story. Some adapted their own story but all seemed to […]
Dracula, one of the most famous vampires, is not just a creation of Bram Stoker’s imagination. For he is based on a real person. Vlad Dracul was a bloodthirsty ruler in Transylvania who caused terror in his streets. Vlad’s art eventually led to the monitor Vlad the Impaler. He was a vampire in the flesh. […]
Rating: PG Length: 91 minutes Release Date: Sept. 28 Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky Genre: Animation, Comedy and Family Stars: 4 out of 5 It’s no secret that vampires are everywhere these days. From the reri eleifend “Twilight” to the stony antiheroes “True Blood” it is difficult to check through the channels or movies without contacting […]