tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post114286842772697378..comments2024-03-28T14:28:59.530-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Classic Literature: CarmillaTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-18694832271692191242014-12-07T00:21:29.278-08:002014-12-07T00:21:29.278-08:00Hi Jared, good to hear from you. I actually came a...Hi Jared, good to hear from you. I actually came across this just the other day but many thanks for sharing, its appreciated.<br /><br />Yes, I've looked at webseries - its depended (on mood I guess) as to whether I've reviewed them or just looked as a honourable mention but I will be looking at this in the not too distant future :) Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-69910512008181206332014-12-06T19:11:44.037-08:002014-12-06T19:11:44.037-08:00There is now a cool LonlyGirl15 style Web series a...There is now a cool LonlyGirl15 style Web series adabtation of Camirlla on Youtube<br />https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbvYWjKFvS5rX2yv-k5AJ8oxPoZ9zHcpe<br /><br />They did the first season. Have you ever reviewed a Webseries before.Kuudere-Kunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-75741835510962556532014-06-25T15:22:59.522-07:002014-06-25T15:22:59.522-07:00I assume it is Fenris that has commented... you ar...I assume it is Fenris that has commented... you are right, Carmilla is a true classic...<br /><br />The Dacre Stoker undead is alright, but very flawed and clearly not based on the actual novel more based on the 92 film... A case, iro Dacre Stoker, of famous because of family (and not deservedly so, as I know of nothing bar familial association that warrants his input into the genre)<br /><br />Do try Emerson's reworking thoughTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-75646880958220424602014-06-25T05:06:41.071-07:002014-06-25T05:06:41.071-07:00Taliesin, I had never heard of The Un-Dead: Dracul...Taliesin, I had never heard of The Un-Dead: Dracula Rewritten by Joel Emerson. I'll have to check it out.<br /><br />I thought you were referring to Dracula: The Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, a truly dreadful book, in my opinion.<br /><br />As for werewolves and vampires, there is a massive distinction in European folklore. The main one being that werewolves are alive, while vampires are (un)dead.<br /><br />I've read Carmilla: A Dark Fugue, and to be fair it is nicely written, and an interesting story.<br /><br />As for Carmilla, it remains one of my favorite vampire tales. The ambiguity over Carmilla's true nature - is she a fiend, or is she too a victim of circumstance - is destined to remain an unanswered question.<br />A true classic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-46278270656039724902014-06-08T07:50:46.522-07:002014-06-08T07:50:46.522-07:00Hi Fenris, thanks for the comment and letting me k...Hi Fenris, thanks for the comment and letting me know about this.<br /><br />The original story is nicely rounded and so I can't see the attraction in expanding it (that said, The Un-Dead - an expansion of Dracula by Joel Emerson worked really well but he had access to Stoker's notes and expanded it using them).<br /><br />Further I can't, like yourself, overly see the point in adding in werewolves - especially when we consider that at the time Le Fanu was writing there was little distinction between vampires and werewolves (though, of course, Carmilla's transformation of choice was a cat).<br /><br />Difficult to say wwithour having read it though.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-2170599928423256462014-06-08T07:33:36.687-07:002014-06-08T07:33:36.687-07:00Self-publishing author David Brian has extended Ca...Self-publishing author David Brian has extended <i>Carmilla</i> into a full novel by adding a new storyline about werewolves. It's called <i>Carmilla: The Wolves of Styria</i>, with Le Fanu credited as co-author.<br /><br />I haven't read it, so can't comment on it's readability, but my initial reaction is that <i>Carmilla</i> is one of the great vampire stories... so why would anyone want or need to include werewolves?!<br /><br />Brian has also written a short story that's a prequel to <i>Wolves of Styria</i>, entitled <i>Carmilla: A Dark Fugue</i>.fenrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612110451975641628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-34104557120165970362013-03-13T00:12:16.729-07:002013-03-13T00:12:16.729-07:00Hi, Please always do mention anything you spot lik...Hi, Please always do mention anything you spot like this. In this case I already have the volume but haven't looked at it in a review sense as I wrote the preface for the volume :)Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-75146579062556533572013-03-12T22:02:42.829-07:002013-03-12T22:02:42.829-07:00There is an Annotated Carmilla on Amazon.
http://w...There is an Annotated Carmilla on Amazon.<br />http://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Carmilla-Joseph-Sheridan-Fanu/dp/1460901347/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=PWU83TPBRH2M&coliid=I1T563J71UW0SS<br /><br />Figured that might interest you since you've done a separate review for an Annotated Dracula.<br /><br />It's editor has joined my Shadowmen Lounge.Kuudere-Kunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-12687841256059212232012-05-25T11:10:35.021-07:002012-05-25T11:10:35.021-07:00Interesting concept and one that is a possibility....Interesting concept and one that is a possibility. Sorry for not authorising straight away - I have been away a weekTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-55505743023540464632012-05-21T13:00:49.746-07:002012-05-21T13:00:49.746-07:00I believe it is her guilt that is bothering her du...I believe it is her guilt that is bothering her during the singing.Kuudere-Kunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-25566760699543217032012-05-20T14:35:22.627-07:002012-05-20T14:35:22.627-07:00I think it was guilt, he hearing them mourning her...I think it was guilt, he hearing them mourning her victim form the previous night. I'd always preferred to view Carmilla as one of the Tragic Vampires.Kuudere-Kunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-71266062799724579782012-05-20T00:45:53.570-07:002012-05-20T00:45:53.570-07:00Unknown, I think she is but the question is why? I...<b>Unknown</b>, I think she is but the question is why? In this case her dialogue states that it is not her religion: <i>"Besides, how can you tell that your religion and mine are the same; your forms wound me..."</i><br /><br />Admittedly the 'besides' adds in a degree of ambiguity and therefore interpretation.<br /><br />What do you believe bothered her about the singing?Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-74120229208799251442012-05-19T17:38:53.918-07:002012-05-19T17:38:53.918-07:00Allot of things in Carmilla are up for interpretat...Allot of things in Carmilla are up for interpretation. I don't Believe the Christian nature of the singing is what bothered her personally.Kuudere-Kunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-86564497064693134052010-05-12T13:54:28.236-07:002010-05-12T13:54:28.236-07:00Zahir, whilst I really love the Vampire Lovers pro...Zahir, whilst I really love the Vampire Lovers production I can safely say you and me bothTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-24740190072847840872010-05-12T09:54:22.411-07:002010-05-12T09:54:22.411-07:00I continue to hope that some day, some one will ma...I continue to hope that some day, some one will make a really top-knotch film version of this marvelous story.Zahir Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533361554787004824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-74501867023218361812008-06-04T07:37:00.000-07:002008-06-04T07:37:00.000-07:00I cannot disagree :)I cannot disagree :)Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-44216493794619375872008-06-04T05:56:00.000-07:002008-06-04T05:56:00.000-07:00Yes, Carmilla is lushly atmospheric Gothic romance...Yes, Carmilla is lushly atmospheric Gothic romance, a true classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com