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| Rebeka Harrington |
I was reading a guest blog by Andrew M. Boylan, when I stumbled upon this little ditty: 'His first reference book, The Media Vampire: A study of vampires in fictional media, is tentatively slated for a late 2011 publication.' That's the first I've heard of it!
For those who don't know, Andy writes Taliesin meets the vampires, a blog jam-packed with thorough reviews of vampire movies; novels occasionally slip past the radar, as do non-fiction books. With the amount of vampire exposure that guy's clocked up through books and film, I can hardly think of anyone more qualified to write about the undead from a media perspective.
Unfortunately, info on the upcoming book's very scare: the only references I found to it, were the guest blog and a brief mention in an interview. The first half of the book will be a literary stroll from Heinrich August Ossenfelder's 'Der Vampir' (1748) to Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), while he says the 'second half is more diffuse and looks at aspects of the genre I find interesting post-Dracula.' Awesome. Keep your eyes peeled for it; should be good.
2 comments:
Anthony, it's in proof stage at the moment - though I am feeling another chapter coming on. It does, part way through, quote some chap called Anthony Hogg...
Hope it'll be out by the end of the year but the extra chapter might push it back to early 2012
'Anthony Hogg', eh? Rings a bell...
I'm looking forward to the book, that's for sure. I didn't realise it was still being written, though.
Do let me know when it's available. Apart from automatically going on my 'to-get' list, I'm sure my readers would get a kick out of the finished product, too.
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