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The Manipulative “Lover”

Season 1 Episode 76

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This episode deals with the "dominant/slave" - relationship between Sir Henry Irving and Bram Stoker.  Irving acts as the autocratic figur…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Two Heroes Revisited

Season 1 Episode 75

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This episode deals with two American heroes separated by almost 200 years.

1. Gilbert Hunt - a former member of the enslaved population who…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Call Me By Your Name

Season 1 Episode 74

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This episode continues a look at the possible inspirations for Bram Stocker’s Dracula.  Surprisingly, many scholars feel the best candidat…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Vlad the Impaler and Tamerlane - Bloodthirsty Monsters?

Season 1 Episode 73

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WARNING!  Not for weak stomachs!  You may be grossed out!

This episode is about two military characters of history who may have served as i…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Carmilla and Countess Dracula

Season 1 Episode 72

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Episode Seventy Two - Carmilla and Countess Dracula

This episode deals with two female vampires - one literary and the other a historical “…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Vampires Before Dracula

Season 1 Episode 71

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What is generally agreed to be the oldest known story of a vampire?What happened to Sekhmet when her beer (which she thought was blood) wa…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Implements of Torture

Season 1 Episode 70

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This episode deals with one of Bram Stoker’s best short stories - The Squaw.  This is a story about a black cat that definitely gives Poe'…

4 years, 7 months ago

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The Black Vampyre

Season 1 Episode 69

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What three “biggies” were published the same day by the same publisher?What makes Rip Van Winkle one of the first time travel stories?How …

4 years, 7 months ago

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Signing Shakespeare

Season 1 Episode 68

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Free tickets to a cool production of A Midsummer Night's Dream!

https://www.indyshakes.com/2021-a-midsummer-nights-dream

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4 years, 7 months ago

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Translating Vampires?

Season 1 Episode 67

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This episode deals with translating poetry using the example of Baudelaire’s “The Vampire” - and ends with a preview of the next episode -…

4 years, 7 months ago

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