Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. A foundational work of English -language vampire literature, it predated Bram Stoker 's Dracula (1897) by 25 years.

Oct 14, 2022 · Folklorist Michael Bell has spent his career tracking these “vampire panics.” To date, he’s documented 86 vampire autopsies in the United States since 1784—he prefers the term “therapeutic...

Oct 11, 2024 · When reading through vampire stories of the 19th century, we find most of them focus on explaining the vampire as a monster and exploring different traits that a vampire might have.

Dec 20, 2024 · Victorian vampires mirrored fears of modernization, moral decay, and disease, aligning pale, decaying imagery with tuberculosis and syphilis. Their duality—grotesque yet alluring, immortal …

Oct 23, 2024 · To celebrate Halloween this year, we've picked the well worn, yet eternally fascinating, subject of vampires. Using HathiTrust alongside Wikipedia, 1 we explore the richness of the vampire …

May 13, 2017 · Vampire novels & short stories written during the Victorian & Edwardian eras, or around 1837-1910. Works written slightly before this are fine, but nothing afterwards please!

Join us as we journey into the heart of Victorian anxieties, ready to unmask the iconic Victorian Vampires. We'll explore their enduring myths, chilling legends, and uncover the very real societal …

This paper aims to turn to four less popularly known pre-Stoker vampire horror stories to investigate the anatomical features and physical appearance of these particularly Victorian creatures through a …

May 8, 2025 · Through collected essays focusing on four major themes—race and postcolonization, desire and sexuality, time and history, and adaptation (6)—this volume examines how the vampire …

In this article, we dive into the chilling lore of 19th century vampires, uncovering their myths, legends, and their enduring presence in literature and popular culture. Join us on this fangtastic journey into …