Crossing thresholds in vampire literature by Nurul Amirah Ahmad

“…The objective of this essay is to assert the primary importance of the threshold as a catalyst in the narrative, based on its recurrence in vampire literatures between early nineteenth century and late twentieth century. …”
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“The Subtle Craft of the Devil”: Misogynistic Conspiracy Theories and the Secret Society of Pregnancy Cravings in E. T. A. Hoffmann’s <i>Vampirism</i> by Michael Grant Kellermeyer

“…In my analysis, I explore vampire literature’s early history, its place within Gothic literature, the prominent role of female vampires, their relationship to gender anxieties exacerbated by the Romantic Era’s subversive political movements, and the way in which Hoffmann’s cynical story operates as a misogynistic conspiracy theory aimed at the secret female space of reproduction, symbolized by Aurelia’s cannibalistic pregnancy cravings. …”
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Martian chronicles of the “Belle Époque” by Chekalov, Kirill Aleksandrovich

“…The tendency to mix genres, to combine the &ldquo;merveilleux-scientifique&rdquo; (scientific marvelous) with Gothic and vampire literature approaches, as well as to augment the story with the occult component, increases. …”
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The Old English Poem "A Vampyre of the Fens": A Bibliographical Ghost by Eugenio Olivares Merino

“…Besides, the dearth of vampiric literature in England before William of Malmesbury, William of Newburgh or Walter Map is widely attested. …”
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