On several occasions, particularly on the periphery of the Habsburg Empire during the 17th and 18th centuries, dead people were suspected of being revenants or vampires, and consequently dug up and destroyed. Some contemporary authors named this phenomenon Magia Posthuma. This blog is dedicated to understanding what happened and why.
I recently purchased and read a copy of Eric Nuzum's The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula (2007).
It is written in a kind of gonzo journalistic vein, with the author offering his personal reminisces on vampire pop culture...that he attempts to experience first hand: including drinking his own blood.
For the serious vampire scholar though, I can not recommend it. It makes repeated errors, and doesn't offer anything new to the field.
It has its enjoyable moments, but feels rather rushed on the whole.
I recently purchased and read a copy of Eric Nuzum's The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula (2007).
ReplyDeleteIt is written in a kind of gonzo journalistic vein, with the author offering his personal reminisces on vampire pop culture...that he attempts to experience first hand: including drinking his own blood.
For the serious vampire scholar though, I can not recommend it. It makes repeated errors, and doesn't offer anything new to the field.
It has its enjoyable moments, but feels rather rushed on the whole.