tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post6972255170632063145..comments2024-03-29T01:33:56.188-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Book of the Vampire – reviewTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-26068290682169180302009-03-27T07:02:00.000-07:002009-03-27T07:02:00.000-07:00Fair enough. Keep up the good work, NigelFair enough. Keep up the good work, NigelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-75270740405255053912009-03-24T12:05:00.000-07:002009-03-24T12:05:00.000-07:00Nigel thanks for taking time to comment. re the pu...Nigel <BR/><BR/>thanks for taking time to comment. re the publisher's blurb I did make it clear that it was <I>"shame on the publishers for misleading blurb"</I>. <BR/><BR/>I take your point re Frankenstein's monster and Dracula appearing in films together but they do tend to be a coming together of characetrs... however, in the book, it was Polidori's the Vampyre you said was combined with Frankenstein.<BR/><BR/>I also take your point introducing Swaney Beane into the mix but, in fairness, Summers was wrong and it has been fairly definitevly shown that Rymmer was the (primary) writer of Varney.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry if you felt my impression of second hand views re Varney was harsh, but that is the impression I got. I'm not too sure thateveryone is aware of the penny dreadful form, btw, I have explained it to many, in ocnversation, who had not even heard of them.<BR/><BR/>The compliment on your writing style was genuine - I found you very readable. To be honest the biggest flaw I felt the book had was lack of reference points. Bear in mind that I, and many who read this blog, research the genre seriously - if on an amateur - level I found points in the book I would have liked to have verified and explored further and the lack of reference hindered that (Stoker even considered making his central character female, being a prime example).Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-44836343385135051462009-03-24T04:36:00.000-07:002009-03-24T04:36:00.000-07:00Ouch! indeed. I obviously should have paid more at...Ouch! indeed. I obviously should have paid more attention to what the publishers put on the cover, though it doesn't feel quite fair to be blamed for it. You're entitled to your opinions of course, but I would like to answer a couple of points.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, I only mentioned Prest as a possible author of Varney the Vampire (along with Malcolm Rymer) because thanks to Montague Summers he was long considered the author. More importantly, I wanted to look at the cultural climate in which Prest, Rymer and others were writing, with colourful parallel examples such as the tale of Sawney Beane and his tribe of Galloway cannibals. And by the way, does anyone really not know what penny dreadfuls and shilling shockers were? Regarding my precis and opinions of Varney, they are based on as much of it as I read, as is made quite clear, they are not recycled secondhand views. <BR/><BR/>What films combined Dracula and Frankenstein? I was thinking of a couple of quaint examples billed as Dracula vs Frankenstein dating from the early 70s. I could go on but there's little point, though thanks for the strained compliment on the readability of my prose.<BR/><BR/>All the bestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-71971010438553027662008-12-08T05:36:00.000-08:002008-12-08T05:36:00.000-08:00If you're interested, you can also check out Nigel...If you're interested, you can also check out <A HREF="http://www.unicorngarden.com/" REL="nofollow">Nigel's webpage</A>.<BR/><BR/>Niels of <I>Magia Posthuma</I> <A HREF="http://magiaposthuma.blogspot.com/2008/12/shopping.html" REL="nofollow">recently wondered</A> if the book was worth purchasing or not. Perhaps you could give him some advice on it, as I haven't had a chance to read it myself, yet.Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-31119142239570563992008-11-13T09:39:00.000-08:002008-11-13T09:39:00.000-08:00AV - it might be an expansion, it certainly isn't ...AV - it might be an expansion, it certainly isn't a reprint - it is twice the length. Funnily enough he doesn't mention that book in his introduction. this ones isbn (to aid any research) is 978-1-904332-82-4Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-17080498681010719492008-11-13T08:57:00.000-08:002008-11-13T08:57:00.000-08:00I wonder if this book is a reprint or an expansion...I wonder if this book is a reprint or an expansion of Nigel Suckling's <I>Vampires</I> (London: Facts, Figures & Fun, 2006)...<BR/><BR/>That, too, gives a fairly superficial treatment of the subject.<BR/><BR/>He's also written on other fantastical themes, as can be seen <A HREF="http://www.aappl.us/catalogpage6UK.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-59840237113568136932008-11-12T08:29:00.000-08:002008-11-12T08:29:00.000-08:00That's quite all right Vampire Vixen, thanks for t...That's quite all right Vampire Vixen, thanks for taking time to comment.<BR/><BR/>BTW, added House of the Vampire to my Amazon wishlist.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-25269102188397236882008-11-12T05:22:00.000-08:002008-11-12T05:22:00.000-08:00I guess I no what NOT to pick up next time I hit t...I guess I no what NOT to pick up next time I hit the bookstore. Thanks for the review and info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-18206761777767450992008-11-11T22:27:00.000-08:002008-11-11T22:27:00.000-08:00Derek, as I said - the artwork is lovelyDerek, as I said - the artwork is lovelyTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-43532021609785132432008-11-11T19:03:00.000-08:002008-11-11T19:03:00.000-08:00Ouch! I was wanting this, but might have to rethin...Ouch! I was wanting this, but might have to rethink that...though to be honest, I was more interested in the artwork.Derek Tatumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732965915196268655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-57292240214438910762008-11-11T11:34:00.000-08:002008-11-11T11:34:00.000-08:00Curt, hopefully you linked across to my write up o...Curt, hopefully you linked across to my write up on Varney which was based around your excellent edition.<BR/><BR/>Many thanks to you for making the tale accesable to so manyTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-48294533193293595782008-11-11T11:13:00.000-08:002008-11-11T11:13:00.000-08:00I appreciate your comments on my edition of Varney...I appreciate your comments on my edition of Varney the Vampire! It is too frequently overlooked for such a great tale- Thanks for the support! (and thanks for pointing out the misleading errors in the new text "Book of the Vampire"!!!) <BR/>Best~<BR/>Curt HerrAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784629623655326811noreply@blogger.com