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Emma and the Vampires

Author : Wayne Josephson

Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 47,15 MB

Release : 2010-08-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1402256205

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What better place than pale England to hide a secret society of gentlemen vampires? In this hilarious retelling of Jane Austen's Emma, screenwriter Wayne Josephson casts Mr. Knightley as one of the most handsome and noble of the gentlemen village vampires. Blithely unaware of their presence, Emma, who imagines she has a special gift for matchmaking, attempts to arrange the affairs of her social circle with delightfully disastrous results. But when her dear friend Harriet Smith declares her love for Mr. Knightley, Emma realizes she's the one who wants to stay up all night with him. Fortunately, Mr. Knightley has been hiding a secret deep within his unbeating heart—his (literal) undying love for her... A brilliant mash-up of Jane Austen and the undead.



Jane Austen and Vampires

Author : Eric Parisot

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 133 pages

File Size : 44,99 MB

Release : 2024-01-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 3031492862

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Jane Austen and Vampires is the first book to investigate the literary convergence of Jane Austen and vampires in Austen fanfic after the success of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight (2005) and Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009). It asks how the shifting cultural values of Austen and the vampire have aligned, and what their connection might mean for their respective contemporary legacies. It also makes a case for reading “low brow” Austen fanfic attentively, as a way to gain meaningful insight directly from Austen fans into the tensions and anxieties surrounding contemporary notions of love, sex, femininity, and Austen’s modern currency. Offering close readings of Austen’s vampire-slaying heroines, vampiric retellings of Pride and Prejudice, and the transformation of Austen herself into a vampire, this book reveals Austen-vampire mashups as messy, complex entanglements that creatively and self-reflexively interrogate modern fantasies of vampire romance. By its unique intersection of Jane Austen with the vampire, the Gothic, fan culture and popular romance, Jane Austen and Vampires adds a new chapter to the history of Austen’s reception, for fans, students and scholars alike.



Classic Horror Films and the Literature That Inspired Them

Author : Ron Backer

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 373 pages

File Size : 49,7 MB

Release : 2015-05-11

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1476620210

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Classic horror films such as Dracula, Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray are based on famous novels. Less well known--even to avid horror fans--are the many other memorable films based on literary works. Beginning in the silent era and continuing to the present, numerous horror films found their inspiration in novels, novellas, short stories and poems, though many of these written works are long forgotten. This book examines 43 works of literature--from the famous to the obscure--that provided the basis for 62 horror films. Both the written works and the films are analyzed critically, with an emphasis on the symbiosis between the two. Background on the authors and their writings is provided.



Adaptation and Cultural Appropriation

Author : Pascal Nicklas

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 31,1 MB

Release : 2012-05-29

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 3110272237

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“Hamlet” by Olivier, Kaurismäki or Shepard and “Pride and Prejudice” in its many adaptations show the virulence of these texts and the importance of aesthetic recycling for the formation of cultural identity and diversity. Adaptation has always been a standard literary and cultural strategy, and can be regarded as the dominant means of production in the cultural industries today. Focusing on a variety of aspects such as artistic strategies and genre, but also marketing and cultural politics, this volume takes a critical look at ways of adapting and appropriating cultural texts across epochs and cultures in literature, film and the arts.



Awakened (Book 2 in the Ariya Adams Trilogy)

Author : Anna Applegate

Publisher : Anna Applegate

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 12,90 MB

Release : 2013-10-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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How far can a human mind be pushed before it breaks? Ariya Adam’s unique ability to heal both werewolves and vampires with only a few drops of blood gives her a great power that puts her life in unfathomable danger. When a new, more powerful and manipulative evil comes into play, even her sexy vampire boyfriend and protector won’t be able to keep her safe. Especially when their forbidden affair makes Ariya more vulnerable to the deceptive new enemy seeking to control her. Despite her determination, Ariya comes face to face with a pain greater than she ever imagined. Even the most powerful abilities have limitations, and this time, the power of her blood might not be enough to save those she loves most. If all else is lost, will Ariya survive? Don’t miss this dark and dangerous second installment to the Ariya Adams Trilogy, an intense paranormal romance that’s perfect for fans of Richelle Mead and L.J. Smith! One-Click today to snag your copy and return to Ariya’s world!



Vampire Films of the 1970s

Author : Gary A. Smith

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 44,32 MB

Release : 2017-02-06

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 147662559X

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The 1970s were turbulent times and the films made then reflected the fact. Vampire movies--always a cinema staple--were no exception. Spurred by the worldwide success of Hammer Film's Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969), vampire movies filled theaters for the next ten years--from the truly awful to bonafide classics. Audiences took the good with the bad and came back for more. Providing a critical review of the genre's overlooked Golden Age, this book explores a mixed bag from around the world, including The Vampire Lovers (1970), Dracula Versus Frankenstein (1971), Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973), 'Salem's Lot (1975), Dracula Sucks (1978) and Love at First Bite (1979) and many others.



Horror Films of the 1970s

Author : John Kenneth Muir

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 682 pages

File Size : 36,30 MB

Release : 2012-11-22

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 0786491566

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The seventies were a decade of groundbreaking horror films: The Exorcist, Carrie, and Halloween were three. This detailed filmography covers these and 225 more. Section One provides an introduction and a brief history of the decade. Beginning with 1970 and proceeding chronologically by year of its release in the United States, Section Two offers an entry for each film. Each entry includes several categories of information: Critical Reception (sampling both '70s and later reviews), Cast and Credits, P.O.V., (quoting a person pertinent to that film's production), Synopsis (summarizing the film's story), Commentary (analyzing the film from Muir's perspective), Legacy (noting the rank of especially worthy '70s films in the horror pantheon of decades following). Section Three contains a conclusion and these five appendices: horror film cliches of the 1970s, frequently appearing performers, memorable movie ads, recommended films that illustrate how 1970s horror films continue to impact the industry, and the 15 best genre films of the decade as chosen by Muir.



Shadows of Forever

Author : Christopher Murphy

Publisher : Trafford Publishing

Page : 410 pages

File Size : 19,89 MB

Release : 2011-01-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1426946015

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Nick D'Arcy is missing, and at any cost, psychiatrist Emma Caldwell--his lover--must find him. Struggling to cope with specters of vampires, unfinished business from past lives, and encounters with strange immortal beings known as the Waking Ones, Emma is determined to follow every clue. The trail leads her and her friends halfway around the world and through a chain of bizarre murders and disappearances. Their hunt unearths sinister occult motives, triggering unexpected shifts in corporate and political intrigue, questionable involvement by secret societies, and calculated acts of espionage, possibly engineered by a master spy, known as Argus. As lines between good and evil begin to blur, Emma must make a fateful decision. The Children of Darkness and the Children of Light--are they real? Finding Nick D'Arcy might depend on the answer to that question. It is an answer that can only be found in the Shadows of Forever.



Origins: First Books of Three Paranormal Bestsellers: Cole, Showalter, Kohler

Author : Kresley Cole

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 989 pages

File Size : 10,15 MB

Release : 2011-06-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 145165216X

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This ebook boxed set of paranormal romance novels includes the first books in series by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter and Sharie Kohler. This boxed set includes: -A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER by Kresley Cole -AWAKEN ME DARKLY by Gena Showalter -MARKED BY MOONLIGHT by Sharie Kohler.



A Hunger Like No other

Author : Kresley Cole

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 357 pages

File Size : 14,34 MB

Release : 2011-03-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1849834288

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For fans of Ali Hazelwood’s Bride, an innocent young vampire and a powerful werewolf king are drawn together by an unexpected soul bond in the electrifying start to Kresley Cole’s internationally bestselling Immortals After Dark series—now with a stunning new cover. Half vampire, half valkyrie, Emmaline spent her entire life hidden among the Lore in New Orleans surrounded by the loving, yet overbearing coven who raised her. All Emmaline wanted was a trip to Paris – a chance to investigate her parents’ mysterious deaths there all those years ago. But one crowded city night, she’s knocked off her feet by a striking werewolf. He’s towering, intimidating, and infuriatingly seductive. And he won’t let her go. The Lykae King, Lachlain MacRieve, has been imprisoned in the catacombs beneath Paris for over 150 years by his sworn vampire enemies, but the scent of his Fated Mate on the streets above gives him the strength to finally escape from his subterranean prison. Lachlain has waited for her for centuries, and the last thing he expects is the bewitching vampire mix who seems to want only to escape his grasp. Yet he knows only she can soothe the fury within him and he’s determined to make her his by the next full moon. As Lachlain convinces the hesitant but fiery Emma to accompany him to his ancestral home in Scotland, the pair will come up against ruthless creatures, ancient evil, and the irrevocable pull of Fate. Will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a warrior to his knees and turn Emma into the fighter she was born to be?