| John Polidori and The Vampyre 1 day ago by annimi Polidori was the friend and personal physician of the infamous rogue and poet, Lord Byron. He was also part of the close-knit circle of friends, including Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Byron, and Claire Clairmont, Mary’s stepsister, and also Byron’s woman of the hour. Polidori was Byron’s personal ph ... Vampires - vampires.com · Rank: 52,606 ·  10 references |
| Autumn: A Dirge 14 days ago by El Cabrero The warm sun is falling, the bleak wind is wailing, The bare boughs are sighing, the pale flowers are dying, And the Year On the earth is her death-bed, in a shroud of leaves dead, Is lying. Come, Months, come away, From November to May, In your saddest array; Follow the bier Of the dead cold Year, ... The Goat Rope - goatrope.blogspot.com · Rank: 83,679 · 18 references |
| Unusual histories 51 days ago by Arbogast I was having a look at Jack Arnold's TARANTULA (1955) the other day and was struck by a random thought that suggested to me a radical re-reading of this classic "big bug" movie.The spark that lighted my flame was the scene late in the game in which Leo G. Carroll's Dr. Deemer, infected with the irra ... Arbogast on Film - arbogastonfilm.blogspot.com · Rank: 20,038 · 91 references |
| Frankenstein 61 days ago by Floyd H ere’s an interesting piece from Newsweek (of all places) on the collaborative effort of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and her husband Percy Shelley on her novel Frankenstein. Here’s a taste — go read the whole thing: Few people did more to promote the archetype of the independent Romantic hero than ... threedonia.com - threedonia.com · Rank: 92,792 · 62 references |
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