The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature

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by Paul Meehan

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Science Fiction

Keywords

science fiction, vampire

Publishing date

2014

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 236 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-7487-5

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Book Presentation:
Vampires have been a popular subject for writers since their inception in 19th century Gothic literature and, later, became popular with filmmakers. Now the classical vampire is extinct, and in its place are new vampires who embrace the hi-tech worlds of science fiction. This book is the first to examine the history of vampires in science fiction. The first part considers the role of science and pseudo-science, from late Victorian to modern times, in the creation of the vampire, as well as the “sensation fiction” of J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells. The second part focuses on the history of the science fiction vampire in the cinema, from the silent era to the present. More than sixty films are discussed, including films from such acclaimed directors as Roger Corman, David Cronenberg, Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg, among others.

About the Author:
Paul Meehan is the author of several books on science fiction, film noir and horror films, and a contributor to the Noir City Sentinel, the journal of the Film Noir Foundation and to The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire. He lives in San Francisco.

Press Reviews:
"very interesting, well-written, and well-illustrated…highly recommend"—WFOS-FM
"the first full-scale examination of the history of the vampire in the science fiction genre"—ProtoView

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