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Eerie Episode: Vampires, Twihards, and The Gothic
About this Episode
The girlies venture into Vampire Lore™ in Part I of a series of Eerie Episodes. They explore the shocking disease that turned people into vampires, the impact of vampiric literature, how Stephanie Meyer bastardized Gothic traditions via Mormonism, and more! Digressions include a plug for our upcoming virtual live show, an earnest diary entry from a day-one Twihard, and advice for a binchie who can't stop dating people who want them to suck their blood.
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SOURCES:
Vampires: Real Origins, Legends, and Stories
The Bloody Truth About Vampires
Born to the Purple: the Story of Porphyria
Attention, Predation, Counterintuition: Why Dracula Won't Die by Mathias Clasen
The Weird and the Eerie by Mark Fisher
(Un)safe Sex: Romancing the Vampire by Karen Backstein
My Vampire Boyfriend: Postfeminism and "Perfect" Masculinity
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Hosts & Guests
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