Bit Lit?: The Appeal of Vampire Novels
The Guardian books blog examines what’s so appealing about vampire fiction, beginning with a short history of the theme and comparing older and seminal fictional works about the blood-drinkers with modern vampire lit, which tends to humanise and glamourise the vampire. As always, the comments offer more titles and food for thought ….
Filed under: readers advisory, horror, fiction, romance, paranormal, vampires, gothic on May 26th, 2008 | No Comments »