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The Lure of the Vampire: Gender, Fiction, and Fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Milly Williamson
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.5
Williamson needs to work more on examining fan culture, but she is superb in exploring the figure of the vampire and why it matters today.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Outing, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Gore, and Violence
This is a collection of academic essays, so there is frank and clinical discussions about the triggering subject matter.