Two men resting together after death, taken "to the same sepulchre" - being staked by their society to finish "their career"... 74 years later, two young men, a couple, will be buried together in the same grave, but the "horrible stake" will be removed, in Ulrichs' "Manor". When I read Manor, decades ago, it immediately became my favorite 19th century vampire story. It's 2025, I've just "discovered" this Stagg's poem and it's the same feeling. I'm fascinated. I'm so happy to find it exists. Two "new" names of vampire lovers to fantasize about... Herman, Sigismund... What was their story before Gertrude? Lenore, The groom of Athens, Walter (in Wake not the dead), Romuald (in Clarimonde), Hedwige (in The pale lady) are all haunted by undead lovers whose promise of marriage and love was unfulfilled, broken by death. Did something similar happened to Herman and Sigismund? Thank you so much for Romancing the Gothic and bringing Stagg's queer vampyres to more audiences!!!! 🖤

Do we need to ask before posting screenshots of slides to TikTok?

I came here after Robert Eggers announced his next film will be Werwulf (werewolf)!

Such an interesting talk, really enjoyed it. Quite an on point view of the female ghost and the representation of trauma. Now I am off to see where I can watch She Will.

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I am not American, but South African. Also not Christian, which is just to say that most of these books have never reached me, not even by ear. But I have this discussion with my husband so often, that I (being born in 1977) saw the rise of feminism and women in the 80s and 90s, as well as so many steps towards breaking down toxic masculinity and challenging the patriarchy prior to this. And then suddenly in 2000s, there is this slow return to before, a breaking down of everything that was won only with great effort. And I often wonder why. Much of what you explained clarifies that. America is such an influence in the world that these things trickle down, but we don't always know about the ideas that form the roots of these trickles.

Glad I caught up to your videos! I found the answers I was looking for here, thank you. Incredibly helpful to my research

thank you so much for making and sharing this

Hi, I only found your videos now and really appreciate them. I was always under the impression that the John Polidori Vampyre was the first ever mention of the term, but you mentioned it apparently has precedents. What's the earliest mention of the term "vampyre" that you've found?

My family was from the South, and I wanted to write southern gothic. I found this amazing video. I'm thinking of making our American story the haunting, another good Southern gothic on Netflix titled A Southern Haunting

She was also a Universalist!

This was recommended in the Guardian today. I didn't know it, but I really enjoyed this version, thank you.

I’ve not heard a story like it before. It reminds me of Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected, in a way, where there’s a twist which I couldn’t see coming. It’s a very clever story, which we can all make up our own ending from. Maybe the woman was anxious about how she sounded and looked, and so looked for a mirror in a bathroom, so she could she what her husband and her colleagues at the house could see. Maybe she was horrified, so much so that she decided she couldn’t live with herself like that. Maybe she approached the screen again and begged it to change her back to her old familiar self, so she could just go on with her life. When she realised she was forever changed, maybe she felt her face and realising she would never be restored felt she had no choice but to end her life, for the peace she craved. I wonder why she could not cut her wrists. Maybe she had grown into something else, which wasn’t human. So she smashed her head for the only peace she would ever feel again. That’s my take anyway. Very good story.

I'd never encountered her not-juvenile work before now. Thank you for this introduction/seduction to the work of Dark Edith.

Great intro to Nesbit for me. Thanks for this enlightening talk, Han.

this was a super useful and interesting video thanks :)

Some of my favourite examples of queer horror in recent years have been Bones and All, Saint Maud, and the television adaptation of Interview With The Vampire!

I’m gutted I missed this live, but this is absolutely incredible!!!!!

Interminable Realms of Space is a good title for a prog rock concept album.

Really engaging, informative fascinating talk - Michael's enthusiasm and knowledge shines through -thank you!

Acting is pretending to be someone that you are not. Jewish characters are played by non-Jews; Cuban characters are played by Italian-Americans. It is acting.

This was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing and all your work putting it together.

The exact same thing happened to me last week

This gem of an channel. Realy glad that i found you guys.

thanks for this treat. I´m from finland, but have been fascinated of new england folklore and history since i readed the legend of sleepy hollow and stephen kings it at age 10-11. i love this. btw, i know sleepy hollow aint located in new england, but the vibe is similar.....

Excellent presentation, thank you! 🩸❤

Thank you 🙏

Interesting!

I think you might be too convinced that Heathcliff was a Gypsy, and missing some clues. According to Nelly, Old Earnshaw said he would 'walk sixty miles each way'. Some biographers think that Nelly was giving us a clue to what she, in her wisdom, suspected ; if he stayed a day on business, this was impossible; no one can walk sixty miles in a day! That's fifteen hours at four miles per hour! Also, even young Cathy rides horses well; they have horses; why on earth would he walk to Liverpool! She is hinting that he did not really find the boy in Liverpool. Later, when we are told that he was named Heathcliff, Nelly says, 'it was the name of a son who died in childhood'. We later get a clue, as you observed, in, 'he is EXACTLY like the son of the gypsy who told my fortune. And another clue later where Heathcliff, in shock, turned 'white'. He was not so very dark! Heathcliff was quite likely the son of old Earnshaw, and quite possibly he was indeed the local gypsy woman's son, by Earnshaw, so only half Gypsy! That is why Old Earnshaw was so keen to bring him into his home, to replace the lost son, and why he is favoured by Earnshaw over Hindley; the start of all the enmity. He is Cathy's half-brother! What do you think?

I read the book-- do you recommend the film? I enjoyed your analysis

My and my sister's favourite movie growing up, such a good analysis thank you!

As an avid listener of audiobooks rarely do you find such simple and clear diction in poetry reading. Gread job miss. Love the fact that you did not, as many do, try and sound "poetic", but read the words as they had meaning for you, as though you are saying their purpose. My personal fav poem of Byron is Darkness. By far. But I payed homage to the entire cannon, with the help of readers like yourself. Once again, great job with this one. Cheers🎉

I read that article in The Guardian too and think the writer meant to say Colin Farrell, not Colin Firth.

Amazing! Not just the reading, but also the comprehensive, detailed manner in which you laid it out. Thank you!

This was excellently presented. So clear and easy to follow. Good job!

me, conducting research for something I'm writing about the opera "No Britten?!" :D but in all seriousness, thanks for making this so accessible, it's a great to listen to and yes still helpful for my own work.

Absolutely great reading. Thank you so much!

YAY ETs

It is a great book. The vision of the Great Wen is terrifying 😮

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you 🙏

Thank you, for the reading I had to read it as a course book and I am dyslexic and this helped a lot.

greedingly listening to this. Bravo

Thank you so much for having me!

We discussed Beowulf in my high-school and my contention, when asked which character Grendel's mother paralleled, was that she was a foil to Hrothgar. Shes a ruler of a hall, and she kills to avenge her sons death, like how he has Beowulf kill Grendel. She tries to kill Beowulf because he invades her hall, like how Grendel invaded Hrothgar's hall (though im on Grendels side there, id be mad if a bunch of drunk idiots moved in next door). The idea of her as a warrior only entrenches thar idea for me

This was hilarious and amazing. I absolutely died when he called Icarus a stupid twink. Absolutely delicious! And for all the entertainment value, it was very deep and relevant to me personally as a trans and disabled person.

This speaker is so fun. I hope we get him back again and again. So many delicious little details. So fun!

Another modern Gothic film I'd enjoy a discussion of is Lisa Frankenstein.

Thank you 🙏 again. Fascinating

Thanks for this one. Just picked up the book to work into my latest research project.

Thanks for this.🙂