At Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka talks about Abraham Van Helsing. “How did Van Helsing go from academic in Dracula to action hero icon? This episode explores his evolution from Victorian scholar to monster-hunting legend, unpacking his role in the novel, pop culture legacy, and why he remains the […]
Hey, it’s an interview with Nalini Singh at Smart Podcast Trashy Books! “When I record with Nalini Singh, since she’s in New Zealand and I’m on the east coast of the US, it’s weird hours for both of us–so thank you to Nalini for speaking to me bright […]
At Gallica you can peruse Léon Becker’s Alphabet Des Insectes from 1883. Its scanned pages and illustrations are grlorious. Read it here.
At The Tate blog, Susan Owens writes about how ghosts and spirits have changed. “I was intrigued to find the idea of the dead returning to their old homes so entrenched in the British imagination, and it made me reflect on the place ghosts have in our culture. […]
A couple of months ago, Sayuka Murata’s 2018 novel Earthlings was almost literally dropped into my lap by one of my closest friends. They, with some disgust, informed me that the book was no longer welcome in their home nor even in one of the local Little Free […]
Victor Frankenstein is a terrible father, a tech bro, and not a doctor.
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The Cultural Gutter 