Dracula in the Dark: The Dracula Film Adaptations (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy) [Hardcover]

James Craig Holte (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0313292159 | ISBN-13: 978-0313292156 | Publication Date: May 30, 1997 | Edition: annotated edition

One hundred years after his creation by Bram Stoker, Dracula is still fascinating us. This study traces the changing nature of film representations of Dracula, from the early silent adaptations to recent popular dramas. Holte suggests that vampire films and Dracula adaptations have become an independent genre, the dark romance, with its own set of narrative conventions and audience expectations combining horror and eroticism. This engaging study provides readers with a natural history of the vampire, an examination of the work of Bram Stoker, a history and analysis of many film adaptations of Dracula, a survey of contemporary criticism and theory, and an extensive annotated bibliography of vampire film, fiction, and criticism.

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“...a valuable historical documentary, and I thoroughly recommend it not only to cinema scholars but devotees of the supernatural in film.”–Fantasy Commentator

About the Author

JAMES CRAIG HOLTE is Associate Professor of English at East Carolina University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press; annotated edition edition (May 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313292159
• ISBN-13: 978-0313292156
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,402,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Plodding survey, now outdated, February 5, 2009

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This review is from: Dracula in the Dark: The Dracula Film Adaptations (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy) (Hardcover)

It's pretty much of a trot. One vampire film after another. On the plus side, the author summarizes other critics' ideas so you can avoid getting too entangled with academic stuff. On the minus, the book is outdated (pub'd in the 90's). David Skal's "Hollywood Gothic" is much better and more fun. Another book co-written by Alain Silver is also more useful and has been updated.