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Dracula's Muse: Book II

Author : Pamela J. Rauch

Publisher : Nightshade Press

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 22,51 MB

Release : 2024-09-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1956010599

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Dracula's Muse - Book II, begins on September 11th, one of the darkest days in American history. Thanks to the gallant efforts of Countess Bathory, our favorite villain, Vlad Dracula is rescued from the flaming wreckage of ground zero. Unfortunately, the Romanian vampire did not want to be saved, and now he must face the challenge of starting over. Once Dracula accepts his fate, he reunites with his old friend, Jack the Ripper; together they make plans to go back in time to manipulate the past...in their favor. Dracula's first order of business: to save his love, Mary Kelly from becoming the Ripper's fifth and final victim. Through the magic of time travel, Dracula and Jack meet an unexpected new friend, the one and only, Frankenstein. Turns out, he's not a fictional character after all. Mary Shelley discovers this in a most profound way, when he comes to her window and commands she write his life story. Naturally, Mary refuses however, the hideous creature threatens to kill everyone she loves; with no other recourse, Mary Shelley complies. Dracula and Jack both embrace their new friend; for his size and muscle more than anything else. The trio formulate a plan to restore the vampire community to its former glory. Traveling back in time to 1985, they reclaim their old home in Manhattan, an underground sanctuary called Tunneltown. The plan is simple, they need to find a way to prevent the events of 1993; the awful day when most of Dracula's progeny were incinerated by a S.W.A.T. team looking for terrorists.If you're looking for a story with lots of twists and turns, you've come to the right place. Dracula's Muse, will deliver all of this and more. Enjoy the ride!



Muse

Author : Jonathan Galassi

Publisher : Vintage

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 16,48 MB

Release : 2015-06-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0385353359

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From the publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux: a first novel, at once hilarious and tender, about the decades-long rivalry between two publishing lions, and the iconic, alluring writer who has obsessed them both. Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices on Union Square belie the treasures on its list. Working with his boss, the flamboyant Homer Stern, Paul learns the ins and outs of the book trade—how to work an agent over lunch; how to swim with the literary sharks at the Frankfurt Book Fair; and, most important, how to nurse the fragile egos of the dazzling, volatile authors he adores. But Paul’s deepest admiration has always been reserved for one writer: poet Ida Perkins, whose audacious verse and notorious private life have shaped America’s contemporary literary landscape, and whose longtime publisher—also her cousin and erstwhile lover—happens to be Homer’s biggest rival. And when Paul at last has the chance to meet Ida at her Venetian palazzo, she entrusts him with her greatest secret—one that will change all of their lives forever. Studded with juicy details only a quintessential insider could know, written with both satiric verve and openhearted nostalgia, Muse is a brilliant, haunting book about the beguiling interplay between life and art, and the eternal romance of literature.



Celluloid Vampires

Author : Stacey Abbott

Publisher : University of Texas Press

Page : 279 pages

File Size : 21,38 MB

Release : 2009-03-06

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 029278449X

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In 1896, French magician and filmmaker George Méliès brought forth the first celluloid vampire in his film Le manoir du diable. The vampire continues to be one of film's most popular gothic monsters and in fact, today more people become acquainted with the vampire through film than through literature, such as Bram Stoker's classic Dracula. How has this long legacy of celluloid vampires affected our understanding of vampire mythology? And how has the vampire morphed from its folkloric and literary origins? In this entertaining and absorbing work, Stacey Abbott challenges the conventional interpretation of vampire mythology and argues that the medium of film has completely reinvented the vampire archetype. Rather than representing the primitive and folkloric, the vampire has come to embody the very experience of modernity. No longer in a cape and coffin, today's vampire resides in major cities, listens to punk music, embraces technology, and adapts to any situation. Sometimes she's even female. With case studies of vampire classics such as Nosferatu, Martin, Blade, and Habit, the author traces the evolution of the American vampire film, arguing that vampires are more than just blood-drinking monsters; they reflect the cultural and social climate of the societies that produce them, especially during times of intense change and modernization. Abbott also explores how independent filmmaking techniques, special effects makeup, and the stunning and ultramodern computer-generated effects of recent films have affected the representation of the vampire in film.



Dracula's Bloodline

Author : Radu R. Florescu

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 326 pages

File Size : 15,82 MB

Release : 2013-08-02

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0761861580

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This engrossing book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to the notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day, touching on such diverse personalities as the Kennedys, Bill Clinton, and Michael Jackson. In the tradition of Alex Haley’s Roots, Dracula’s Bloodline relates a multi-generational saga through the prism of one family’s narrative, from medieval Eastern Europe to the post-Communist era. The book provides an inside look at Romania’s bloody and turbulent history—a mostly untold narrative that embraces the cruel Ottoman invasions, vying boyars seeking to change the political order at home, and the toppling of the Ceausescu regime. The story of each century is told through the eyes of one Florescu (or more) who had a unique perch from which to view his or her contemporary society. Florescu and Cazacu drew on research that had mostly been kept in family hands. To track the Florescu footprint down through the centuries since the 1400s, they used many sources: the Brasov archives in Transylvania, select letters, unpublished diaries, and extensive family documents that have been scattered from Europe to the United States. This fully indexed book offers many photographs from family archives, as well as a glossary of terms and titles, and a full genealogy showing the Florescu’s family links to Vlad Tepes.



Gothic Reflections

Author : Peter K. Garrett

Publisher : Cornell University Press

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 31,57 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780801488887

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The author's reflections on narrative arise from the self-conscious stylized conventions and expected effects of terror, horror and suspense of nineteenth-century Gothic fiction. -- pref.



Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities

Author : Arturo J. Aldama

Publisher : University of Arizona Press

Page : 345 pages

File Size : 49,80 MB

Release : 2020-09-08

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0816541833

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Latinx hypersexualized lovers or kingpin predators pulsate from our TVs, smartphones, and Hollywood movie screens. Tweets from the executive office brand Latinxs as bad-hombre hordes and marauding rapists and traffickers. A-list Anglo historical figures like Billy the Kid haunt us with their toxic masculinities. These are the themes creatively explored by the eighteen contributors in Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities. Together they explore how legacies of colonization and capitalist exploitation and oppression have created toxic forms of masculinity that continue to suffocate our existence as Latinxs. And while the authors seek to identify all cultural phenomena that collectively create reductive, destructive, and toxic constructions of masculinity that traffic in misogyny and homophobia, they also uncover the many spaces—such as Xicanx-Indígena languages, resistant food cultures, music performances, and queer Latinx rodeo practices—where Latinx communities can and do exhale healing masculinities. With unity of heart and mind, the creative and the scholarly, Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities opens wide its arms to all non-binary, decolonial masculinities today to grow a stronger, resilient, and more compassionate new generation of Latinxs tomorrow. Contributors Arturo J. Aldama Frederick Luis Aldama T. Jackie Cuevas Gabriel S. Estrada Wayne Freeman Jonathan D. Gomez Ellie D. Hernández Alberto Ledesma Jennie Luna Sergio A. Macías Laura Malaver Paloma Martinez-Cruz L. Pancho McFarland William Orchard Alejandra Benita Portillos John-Michael Rivera Francisco E. Robles Lisa Sánchez González Kristie Soares Nicholas Villanueva Jr.



A Night in the Lonesome October

Author : Roger Zelazny

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 26,35 MB

Release : 2023-09

Category : Characters and characteristics in literature

ISBN : 9781788424769

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"In the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff - gathering together the grisly ingredients they will need for an upcoming ancient and unearthly rite. And all manner of players, both human and undead, are preparing to participate."--Publisher.



The Handmaiden of Death

Author : Sarah Stafford

Publisher : Carpe Noctem Press

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 13,61 MB

Release : 2021-03-05

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1736634402

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About THE HANDMAIDEN OF DEATH: Sixteen-year-old Amber Marsden must fight for survival after a botched drug deal leaves her orphaned on the frozen streets of Detroit. With nowhere to turn, Amber takes shelter among the ruins only to discover that she's not alone in the dark... In praise of THE HANDMAIDEN OF DEATH: "Compellingly-written, character-driven story that follows the life of a wayward teen from the wrong side of the tracks who finds herself the guest of a wealthy man who turns out to be someone she never expected. Dialogue is incredibly naturalistic and flows to create scenes rather than relying heavily on narrative description to set the stage. Unique and fresh perspective on the vampire genre and full of deep, symbolic prose reminiscent of Anne Rice's works. I highly recommend this up-and-coming author and look forward to the next installment in the series." -- Bethann Rodgers, The Bookish Maven, A Literary Blog About The Dark Angel Trilogy: The Dark Angel Trilogy is a contemporary coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a city in decline, and follows the life of Amber Marsden, a wayward teen from a broken home who finds herself orphaned on the frozen streets of present-day Detroit. With nowhere left to turn, she takes shelter amid the ruins, only to discover she is not alone in the dark. Full of deep, symbolic prose, The Dark Angel Trilogy is a fast-paced, character-driven series that delves into the human psyche and is geared toward readers seeking a vampire tale with less ‘sparkle’ and a lot more bite. About the Author: Sarah Stafford writes dark contemporary, genre-bending tales that deviate from the typical haunted house trope of gothic fiction. Expect ample suspense, thrills, and reminders that oftentimes monsters abide within us all. No glittery vampires allowed! Sarah lives in Michigan with her husband and three cats, earned her BA in History from Oakland University, and has traveled extensively throughout much of Europe, Asia, and the USA. She credits her abiding obsession with all things dark and macabre from having spent her childhood summers exploring dark woods, ruined castles, and landscapes shrouded in mystery.



Vlad

Author : C.C. Humphreys

Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.

Page : 410 pages

File Size : 29,18 MB

Release : 2011-05-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1402253524

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Vlad: The Last Confession is a novel about the real man behind the Bram Stoker myth. It tells of the Prince, the warrior, the lover, the torturer, the survivor and, ultimately, the hero. Dracula. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his tale not one of a monster but of a man...and a contradiction. His tale is told by those who knew him best. The only woman he ever loved...and whom he has to sacrifice. His closest comrade... and traitor. And his priest, betraying the secrets of the confessional to reveal the mind of the man history would forever remember as The Impaler. This is the story of the man behind the legend ... as it has never been told before. "Trust nothing that you've heard." Winter 1431, a son is born to the Prince of Transylvania. His father christened him "Vlad." His people knew him as "The Dragon's Son." His enemies reviled him as "Tepes"—The Impaler. He became the hero of a nation. We know him as Dracula.



Dracula: Company of Monsters Vol.2

Author : Kurt Busiek

Publisher : Boom! Studios

Page : 115 pages

File Size : 35,55 MB

Release : 2014-10-08

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1613980698

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A powerful, predatory corporation acquires a valuable asse -Dracula! They think they own him, but no one can own the Son of the Dragon. As Dracula begins to amass a terrifying army, Evan soon discovers Dracula is not the only one out for blood! Imperiled by both his craven, monstrous uncle, and Dracula's calculating cruelty, Evan must consider making a pact with an enigmatic, deadly force. It's bloodsuckers vs. bloodsucker, as Busiek brings an incredibly modern spin to the Dracula mythos.