INTRODUCTION

Social Anxieties and Cultural Monsters

Episode 1 - History behind Vampires and Werewolves

In this episode, I delve into the past lives of vampires and werewolves, and how these tropes evolved in myths and legends.

Image: Courtesy of Weird Tales: The Werewolf Howls by Mont Sudbury

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DANIEL HORNE

Classic Horror Painter and Sculptor

Episode 2 - Talk with Daniel Horne

I stop by and visit critically acclaimed artist and horror expert, Daniel Horne, to discuss monsters, classic horror, and our obsession with the Gothic.

Image: Courtesy of Daniel Horne - Bela Lugosi's Eyes

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BRYAN NORTON

Producer, Writer, MFA Graduate

Episode 3 - Talk with Bryan Norton

I interview critically cinema studies professor and horror writer, Bryan Norton, to discuss vampires, werewolves, and the cultural shift to glamorous monsters.

Image: Courtesy of IMDB, All Hallows 2

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JESSE WEINER

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics

Episode 4 - Talk with Jesse Weiner

I interview classical antiquities studies professor, Jesse Weiner, to discuss classical forms of vampires and werewolves in the terms of social and cultural perspective.

Image: Courtesy of thefw.com

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OUR MONSTERS SPEAK

How Literary Lenses Affect Our Sociological Sense of Vampires and Werewolves

Episode 5 - Giving Voice to Monsters

We've been suppressing vampires and werewolves in literature and culture. In this podcast I briefly connect Underworld (2003) to Kristeva's Power of Horror and Ed Ingrebretsen's At Stake.

Image: Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons & Smithsonian Magazine

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