Probably the most ambitious project I’ve ever attempted. Continue reading
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Amazon.com Is Barring Me from Buying Books
Well, me, and just over 24 million other people. Continue reading
A Vampire Event—in Melbourne
Finally! Something local I can attend! Continue reading
Vampire Book Makes Top 10 Prison Library List
But it’s not what you’d expect. Continue reading
Vampire Studies Symposium 2015: The “Lost” Footage
A discussion of the “lost” footage posted on Vamped’s YouTube channel on December 7, 2017. Continue reading
The Contents of The Cambridge Companion to Dracula
If you’re interested in buying this book, here’s what’s inside. Continue reading
Upcoming Books #5
Non-fiction vampire books to be published later this month through to April 2018. Continue reading
Upcoming Books #4: Buffy Edition
Into Buffy? You’re in for a treat. Continue reading
The Greek Connection: A Follow-Up
Álvaro García Marín’s work on the Greek vampire is more extensive than I realised. Continue reading
The Greek Connection
Serbia’s given a run for its money. Continue reading
I’m Featured in a Book About Heartthrobs
Ooh la la! Continue reading
Vlad Dracula Did Not Dip His Bread in Blood
Much like the vampire count who bears his name, this myth refuses to stay dead. Continue reading
The Rumours of Vlad Dracula’s Blooddrinking Goes Back Further Than I Thought
While flipping through a natty library book, I chanced upon an interesting find. Continue reading
Lisa Morton Is Writing a Non-Fiction Vampire Book. I Repeat, Lisa Morton Is Writing a Non-Fiction Vampire Book
I’m excited! Are you? Continue reading
David Lavery Wrote More Than Just a Thesis
A noted Buffy Studies scholar wrote more than I bargained for. Continue reading
Changes in the Transylvanian Society of Dracula
In 2016, the Transylvanian Society of Dracula not only celebrated its 25th anniversary, but also underwent some significant changes. Continue reading
Three Years, Already. Amazing!
Time flies! It’s been three years since my the official launch of my website. Continue reading
Handy Resources
If you want to find articles about vampires, there’s lots of great resources online. Continue reading
Delving into Peter Underwood’s Vampire Protection Medallion
Peter Underwood recalled being given a vampire protection medallion by Montague Summers. Here are some sources I’ve uncovered during my research into his story. Continue reading
Vampire Library Inspires Review
A book recommendation I made in 2013 recently inspired a review on a French vampire website. The reviewer then told me about a book I’d never heard of before. Continue reading
Resolutions
As a new year dawns, I give a taste of things to look forward to. Continue reading
2015 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,000 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading
Bringing in the Sheaves 2: Return to the Matheson
Earlier today, I stopped by somewhere I haven’t been in a long time: the Sir Louis Matheson Library at Monash University, Clayton. Longtime readers may recognise this library from my previous blog, Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist. Continue reading
Introduction to Vampires Class
Last year, I enrolled in “Introduction to Vampires,” an online correspondence course run through the Mystical Paranormal Academy by Bertena Varney, author of Lure of the Vampire (2011; 2013; 2014). I said I was “just waiting for her course book, Lure of the Vampire, to arrive in the mail as the touchstone toward commencing study. … Continue reading
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,300 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading
Happy Halloween!
…to those north of the equator. It’s come and gone in my country. I would’ve written something to commemorate the occasion yesterday, but I was neckdeep writing one of the most extensive, ambitious articles I’ve ever published.
Call for Conference Papers!
I don’t usually distribute press releases, due to my preference for original content—but I’m prepared to make an exception in this case, because this one deserves widespread circulation.
Summers Gets Critical Treatment Again
I have been waiting for a critical edition of Montague Summers’ The Vampire in Europe (1929) for a long time.
From Corpse Medicine to Vampires: A Follow-Up
Last year, I discussed a compelling book in development: Richard Sugg’s two volume work, Faces of the Vampire.
Special Delivery!
Got a wonderful package in the mail today, courtesy of paranormal investigator, Benjamin Radford.
Belated Presents
Whenever someone asks me what I want for Christmas or my birthday, I respond with “Books.” And by “Books”, I of course mean vampire non-fiction.
Overlooked Books #4
For once, this wasn’t a book I stumbled on via Amazon.
A Problem with Christians
Anne Rice recently recommended a book on her Facebook page, which elicited some interesting responses from her followers.
Overlooked Books #3
Thank goodness for Amazon e-mail notifications.
Overlooked Books #2
In the previous instalment, I covered Telegraph for Garlic, a Dracula anthology edited by Samia Ounoughi. For those unfamiliar with this segment, I discuss books which appeared in the gaps between my Amazon searches for yet-to-be-released vampire non-fiction.
Upcoming Books #3
For those unfamiliar with this segment, I trawl through Amazon—Amazon.co.uk, mainly—for forthcoming non-fiction vampire books and share my thoughts on what they might be like.
Real Vampires
Is there a scientific basis for the existence of vampires?
My Number One Fan
In the vampire world, I’m small fry—yet how many people in it can boast about having a blog dedicated to them?
My New Role
Have you heard of the The Lord Ruthven Assembly? Continue reading