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In 1896, French magician and filmmaker George Méliès brought forth the first celluloid vampire in his film Le manoir du diable. The vampire continues to be one of film's most popular gothic monsters and in fact, today more people become acquainted with the vampire through film than through literature, such as Bram Stoker's classic Dracula. How has this long legacy of celluloid vampires affected our understanding of vampire mythology? And how has the vampire morphed from its folkloric and literary origins? In this entertaining and absorbing work, Stacey Abbott challenges the conventional interpretation of vampire mythology and argues that the medium of film has completely reinvented the vampire archetype. Rather than representing the primitive and folkloric, the vampire has come to embody the very experience of modernity. No longer in a cape and coffin, today's vampire resides in major cities, listens to punk music, embraces technology, and adapts to any situation. Sometimes she's even female. With case studies of vampire classics such as Nosferatu, Martin, Blade, and Habit, the author traces the evolution of the American vampire film, arguing that vampires are more than just blood-drinking monsters; they reflect the cultural and social climate of the societies that produce them, especially during times of intense change and modernization. Abbott also explores how independent filmmaking techniques, special effects makeup, and the stunning and ultramodern computer-generated effects of recent films have affected the representation of the vampire in film.
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Genre |
: Performing Arts |
Author |
: Stacey Abbott |
Publisher |
: University of Texas Press |
Release |
: 2009-03-06 |
File |
: 279 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780292784499 |
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Genre |
: Performing Arts |
Author |
: Michael J. Murphy |
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: |
Release |
: 1979 |
File |
: 376 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: STANFORD:36105039560185 |
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This book explores the modern world of vampirism. Based on interviews, it looks at the many expressions of vampirism, from lifestyle vampires, who adopt the culture and admire the gothic image, to 'real' vampires who believe they are a separate race and need to consume blood and psychic energy in order to survive.
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Genre |
: Literary Criticism |
Author |
: Joseph Laycock |
Publisher |
: Praeger |
Release |
: 2009-05-14 |
File |
: 224 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015080878906 |
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Genre |
: Catholic libraries |
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: |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1979 |
File |
: 1102 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015036902727 |
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Genre |
: Social Science |
Author |
: Martin V. Riccardo |
Publisher |
: Scholarly Title |
Release |
: 1983 |
File |
: 152 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015012122522 |
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: |
Author |
: Kenneth Mencher |
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: |
Release |
: 1994 |
File |
: 124 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCAL:X54420 |
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Genre |
: Electronic journals |
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1973 |
File |
: 388 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39076000290705 |
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"Focusing on [recent films] from the United States and abroad that found inspiration in the vampire theme ..., the authors consider and analyze each picture in detail: its style and approach, plot, acting, cinematography, set design, special effects--and finally its quality of achievement"--Page 4 of cover.
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Genre |
: Performing Arts |
Author |
: Alain Silver |
Publisher |
: Amadeus Press |
Release |
: 1993 |
File |
: 276 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:49015002049410 |
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Explores the myth, lore, and representation in popular culture of vampires and vampire legends from around the globe.
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Genre |
: Body, Mind & Spirit |
Author |
: J. Gordon Melton |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1994 |
File |
: 914 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: IND:30000057604989 |
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Genre |
: American literature |
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: |
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: |
Release |
: 2009 |
File |
: 154 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: CUB:U183041808409 |