The Monster in Popular Culture Vampires Veena S Venkat HS10H047

The Monster and the Monstrous “Monstrum”: Classic Monsters; Single/Multiple Monsters. Corporeal vs. Incorporeal; ‘Creatures’ vs. ‘Ex-Humans’ Mythology and Folklore: Sirens, Harpies, Sea Monsters, Dragons, Werewolves, Vampires Vampires- Mesopotamia, Greece, India, S.E Europe (1800’s) In Popular Culture: Movies- ‘The Golem’ (1915); 1930’s America; Z and B-Horror in the 50’s; 90’s resurgence with “Godzilla” and “Jurassic Park” Music- As background scores in monster movies; Goth, Death Metal, etc. as the ‘Monstrous’; Lady Gaga/Elmo/Cookie Monster Art- Surrealism; Spoofs and Reworking Transition from the Abhorrent to the Awesome; Scandalously Scary to the Super Sexy

Vampires in Popular Culture: Movies “The Vampire” (1913) “Nosferatu” (1922) with Max Schreck as Orlok “Dracula” (1930’s) with Bela Lugosi “Dracula”’s (1950’s) with Christopher Lee Sub Genres: As Sex Symbols- exploring sexuality (“Blood and Roses” & “Vampyre”) Erotica to Pornography? As the subject of Comedy- (“Love at First Bite” & “Dead and Lovin’ It”) As science fictional explanations- (“I Am Legend/ The Last Man on Earth” & “Daybreakers”) New Age Celebrities; Sexy Bad-Boys/Girls; Romantic Heroes- Archetypes of a Planetary Hysteria

Vampires in Other TV Media TV Shows: “Buffy” to “True Blood” Comics & Graphic Novels: “Supervillains” to “Vampirella” Anime: “Hellsing-OVA” & “Blood+” to “Vampire Knight” & “Karin”

Vampires in Popular Music, Art & Fashion Art: Philip Burne Jones and Edvard Munch Music: Goth; Emo; Cult; Death Metal; Pop- “Vampire Weekend” etc. Fashion: Offshoots of the Music scene and Vampire film trend