Dracula and the History of Blood Transfusions: Science, Sex, and Victorian Anxiety
Bram Stoker wrote Dracula as blood transfusion was becoming real medicine. How the novel reflects Victorian fears about science, sexuality, and women's bodies.
Medusa, Vampires, and the Fear of the Female Body
From ancient Greece to Victorian Gothic, menstruation and female sexuality were cast as monstrous. How Medusa and the vampire reflect centuries of fear.
Dracula and the History of Blood Transfusions: Science, Sex, and Victorian Anxiety
Bram Stoker wrote Dracula as blood transfusion was becoming real medicine. How the novel reflects Victorian fears about science, sexuality, and women's bodies.
Medusa, Vampires, and the Fear of the Female Body
From ancient Greece to Victorian Gothic, menstruation and female sexuality were cast as monstrous. How Medusa and the vampire reflect centuries of fear.