{"product_id":"the-changing-vampire-of-film-and-television-9780786426768","title":"The Changing Vampire of Film and Television","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Vampires have been a fixture of film since Bela Lugosi brought Bram Stoker''s Dracula to life on the big screen in 1931. Over the decades the genre has been far from static, as vampire narratives changed and evolved with the appetites of their viewing public. First depicted as formally dressed villains, vampires would later be portrayed as supernatural beings with some human characteristics, and still later as sympathetic figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Focusing on 19 representative films and television productions, this critical study tracks the evolutionary changes of the screen vampire. It explores the factors that cause a genre to change and examines the alternating cycles of audience expectation. The author identifies three distinct modes of depiction: the Malignant Cycle (1931-1948), comprised primarily of the Universal films; the Erotic Cycle (1957-1985), which encompasses Hammer films and popular television shows such as \u003ci\u003eDark Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Sympathetic Cycle (1987-present) inc\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037993795927,"sku":"9780786426768","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786426768.jpg?v=1750938526","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-changing-vampire-of-film-and-television-9780786426768","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}