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History of the Vampire

by revgeorge on October 26, 2009

Discovery Channel News had a nice, short commentary from Katherine Ramsland, the author of The Science of Vampires.  It’s only about 2 and a half minutes long.  Lots of still images, some from Nosferatu.  So, if you don’t want to watch the Nosferatu movie, you can at least see how they imagined Count Orlok.  It’s a pretty interesting commentary and speaks to some of what we’ve recently discussed on vampires.  I invite you to check it out and share your thoughts.

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Nosferatu: The Symphony of Horror

by revgeorge on October 22, 2009

NosferatuShadowNosferatu, The Symphony of Horror (How’s that for a catchy name?) was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.  It is, as far as I can tell from a brief research, one of the earliest adaptations of Dracula.  Directed by F.W. Murnau and released in 1922, the film attempted to get around the problem of not having the rights to the Stoker story by changing the setting from London to the fictional German city of Wisborg and also changing all the names of the characters.  Count Dracula becomes Count Orlok, Harker becomes Thomas Hutter, Renfield becomes Knock, and so on.  Minus the ending, though, the story is essentially the same as Dracula. [click to continue…]

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PotterTeeVee is on the Air…With Travis Prinzi!

by Dave the Longwinded on October 12, 2009

With our fearless pub proprietor taking another step towards celebrity this week, I’m left to lay out some news. Check the Press Release below! (And yes, we can all say, “We knew him when…”)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

POTTERTEEVEE LAUNCHES WITH LIVE WEBCAST FROM NYC FEATURING POTTER SCHOLAR & AUTHOR, TRAVIS PRINZI

NEW YORK (Oct. 12, 2009) – PotterTeeVee will launch this week with a live webcast straight from Midtown Manhattan this Monday evening. New York City Harry Potter fans welcome literary scholar Travis Prinzi to speak about the spooky, eerie and gothic elements of the Harry Potter stories. This seasonally-appropriate lecture entitled “Harry Potter, Dracula & Frankenstein: Fear and Gothic Elements in J.K. Rowling’s Best Selling Novels” will be hosted by the Tutuma Social Club at 7pm on October 12, 2009.  PotterTeeVee is proud to stream the entire lecture live as its first official broadcast following the network’s launch this week. [click to continue…]

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Immortality: On the Way?

by revgeorge on October 1, 2009

Saw an interesting article from The Telegraph in the UK the other day wherein a scientist postulates that in about twenty years human beings could become immortal.  This would come about through accelerating technology such as nanotechnology and a better understanding of how the human body works.

What do you think?  In Harry Potter we discuss the desire of Voldemort to overcome and conquer death while the true master of death, Harry, realizes that death can’t be avoided.  We’ve been discussing vampires this week on the site, and there is certainly undertones of human mortality and immortality going on in the vampire mythos.

Mull over the article and feel free to share your thoughts on the subject.

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Who’s Bitten You?

by revgeorge 09.29.2009
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As part of our continuing vampire theme for week one of our Halloween festivities, I’d thought I’d open things up to you all to share your favorite vampire loves, whether book or movie or TV show or comic or whatever.  Let us know what you like and, if you feel like it, why you like [...]

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Dracula’s Guest

by revgeorge 09.27.2009
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“The children of the night; what music they make!”
Everyone should be familiar with Dracula.  Bram Stoker’s iconic 1897 novel has been printed and filmed in numerous versions and adaptations.  The Count has become a figure recognizable to most people, even if they have never read the novel itself.  But perhaps not so well known is [...]

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Van Helsing and the Return of Mythos

by Travis Prinzi 03.17.2009

I’ve written recently about mythos and logos in response to Randy Hoyt’s article at Journey to the Sea.  I think it can be argued that hints of mythical thinking are working their way slowly back into our previously overly-rationalistic culture.  Postmodernism is more friendly to it than modernity was.
Dracula, which I’ve finally read, was such [...]

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