Vampires: from Monster to Mister

Tuesday 28 January 2025
Vampires: from Monster to Mister

Some people seem to think that a good vampire novel is a story in which the vampire marries the heroine at the end. Vampires have always had a connection with sex, as either Demon Lover or Rapist Monster, but it’s difficult to find anything in folklore or literature which characterises them as likely to make good husbands – until, of course, the arrival of Twilight. How did it happen? Why did it happen? Was it inevitable? Will it go away – should it go away?

The lure of the vampire has been summed up as being Sex, Death and Fancy Costumes. Must we now add: faithful, patient, kind, hard-working and good with the children? Vampire specialist Dr Tina Rath answers these and many other questions about the dark seducer.

Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX
(Tubes: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East)
Date: Tuesday 28 January 2025
Time: 8pm (Doors 7.30)
Tickets: £5/£3 https://wegottickets.com/event/642844/

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