Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist: Good timing!
I recently got into a discussion with one of my readers about the name of the family afflicted in the Croglin vampire case. There was a sou...| doaav.blogspot.com
I recently got into a discussion with one of my readers about the name of the family afflicted in the Croglin vampire case. There was a source I wanted to consult, to double-check my supposition that the 'Cranswell' name was an invention of Valentine Dyall.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Props to Fra Moretta for sending along a news item concerning a modern-day manifestation of the vampire belief.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I recently got into a discussion with one of my readers about the name of the family afflicted in the Croglin vampire case. There was a sou...| doaav.blogspot.com
After more than three years and 276 posts (including this one), I've decided to call it a day. This is the last entry for Diary of an amateur vampirologist.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
After a discussion with one of Thomas J. Garza's students (he teaches 'The vampire in Slavic cultures' at the University of Texas at Astin), I decided to contact the man, himself, for an interview.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
In the previous entry, I said, 'As it stands, Hare's recount of Fisher's tale is the original version' of the Croglin vampire tale. That's a reference to the version printed in the fourth volume of Augustus Hare's autobiography, The story of my life (1900). But, as it turns out, the story was doing the rounds before then...| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I've been discussing the strong possibility that Valentine Dyall 'invented' the Cranswells of Croglin Vampire fame. Seems he did a little pinching from one of his sources, too.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I'm still waiting for my copy of the critical edition to Montague Summers' The vampire: his kith and kin to arrive. In the meantime, I noticed Niels has already had a chance to review it.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I stumbled across an interview in one of my recent purchases, which was conducted with the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency Director, Hugo Pecos.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Despite Clive-Ross' vindication of the Cranswell family's existence, as covered in the previous entry, I'm still leaning towards the idea that they were 'created' by Valentine Dyall (1908-1985).| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I've noticed that I score a few hits to my blog, based on searches for this guy. Some readers might recognise him from the FVZA website, which should be setting off alarm bells.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
The vampire-as-political metaphor is nothing new. But did you know mainstream interest in vampires might say something about which type of government is in power?| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Although I haven't mentioned, one book I've been trying to locate for my collection is Tony Faivre's Les vampires: essai historique, critique et littéraire (1962). Hasn't been easy, but my copy arrived today.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I've been wondering whether the critical edition of Summers' The vampire: his kith and kin used web material as its source or referred to the original text. So, I went straight to the source: the book's editor, John Edgar Browning. | Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Props to funkyjane, for tipping me off on lower prices for Thomas J. Garza's The vampire in Slavic cultures. After discussing her comment, I'll also reveal an interesting find I unearthed on Amazon.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Yesterday, I received photocopies of a bunch of articles I'd ordered from popular paranormal mag, Fate. Let's take a look at my swag.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
The idea that the vampire is a product of myth and superstition is something we take for granted. However, the vampire wasn't just conjured up as a campfire tale, but something people genuinely believed in...because they 'experienced' it.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Stumbled across an interesting essay covering an aspect of vampire research you rarely see in English language works on the subject. | Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I've noticed some interesting parallels between Bigfoot research and vampire categorisation (a subject I've been discussing here and here). Time to wade back into that semantic quagmire.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Last year, I set up a poll asking readers whether or not they believed in vampires. Let's take a look at the results.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
As mentioned, I went on an Amazonian book-buying spree recently. Time for a look at the next batch that arrived.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I recently received an interesting comment from bshistorian, which gave me some food for thought: who was the first 'true' vampire?| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I've been so apathetic about the Fright night 'reboot' (groooannn) that I hadn't noticed its trailer's been out for a while. Anyway, here it is:| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I think it's pretty obvious that I love collecting non-fiction vampire books for my library. If I go without for a while, impulse kicks in and I go on a spree. | Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I added The BS historianto the 'Reading list' a coupla days ago, as the blog touches on a few issues pertinent to the field. Which ones? These...| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
Haven't been writing here much, as I've been busy with other things, namely research and going on a book-buying bender. Time for a catch-up ...| doaav.blogspot.com
