Culture
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Beyond Hammer Film Productions and the Horror Film in the Early 1960s
Although 1960s horror was supposedly dominated by Hammer Film Productions, Heffernan has pointed out that Hammer (and AIP) were both…
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The Real History of Vampires of New Orleans and the Buffalo Community
This article is an elaboration of my ethnographic work of the last five years and is here presented to raise…
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Elder Goths and the Temporalities of Aging in the Mainstream Culture
This article provides a brief overview of Goths in American culture from the 1990s to the present before examining the…
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Subcultural Studies and the Scholarly Goth Subculture Perspectives
Formed in Britain in the late 1970s, Goth retains a relatively high number of Elder Goths who participate in the…
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Scottish Peasantry’s Perception of the Witch Trials
This article pays close attention to the newly formed Protestant Church of Scotland’s perception of witchcraft
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The Scottish Crown, the Protestant Church, and Witch Trials
This article explores witchcraft and witch-hunts in Scotland from the middle of the sixteenth-century to the early eighteenth-century
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The Enduring Sexual Appeal of Vampires
Moving with cat-like grace, he steps from a moonlit alley into a flood of neon lights. Only his piercing eyes…
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Bram Stoker and the Creation of the ‘Dracula’ Novel (1897)
The aim of this article is to demonstrate how the famous figure of a vampire created by Bram Stoker in…
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Six Suggestions for Finding the Perfect Filming Location
Whether you are an aspiring or seasonal videographer, you want to ensure the perfect shot every time, and that is…
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Witchcraft and Powerful Women Throughout the Middle Ages
While women were known to be capable of both good and dark magic since ancient times, the depiction of witchcraft…
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The Japanese Peculiar Subculture of Lolita with a Goth-Loli Focus
This article underlines the context in which the Lolita subculture has emerged, the reason why young women started to dress…
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The Monstrous Other and Virtual Vampires Transgressions
In a literal interpretation, vampires are representative of the fears of the cultures which produce them
