The Transmedia Vampire
Essays on Technological Convergence and the Undead
Edited by Simon Bacon
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Book Presentation:
This book explores vampire narratives that have been expressed across multiple media and new technologies. Stories and characters such as Dracula, Carmilla and even Draculaura from Monster High have been made more “real” through their depictions in narratives produced in and across different platforms. This also allows the consumer to engage on multiple levels with the “vampire world,” blurring the boundaries between real and imaginary realms and allowing for different kinds of identity to be created while questioning terms such as “author,” “reader,” “player” and “consumer.” These essays investigate the consequences of such immersion and why the undead world of the transmedia vampire is so well suited to life in the 21st century.
About the Author:
Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznan, Poland. He has authored and edited many volumes on vampires, monstrosity, science fiction and media studies.
Press Reviews:
"A solid collection of essays with a wide view of an expansive topic…There is much worth to be found within the volume and it is recommended"—Journal of Vampire Studies
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