True Blood: Investigating Vampires and Southern Gothic

ISBN-13: 9781848859401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 232 str.

BRIGID CHERRY

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As seen in HBO's True Blood, vampires have never been more edgy. Since its launch in 2008, Alan Ball's adaptation of The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris has exploited the creative freedoms of the HBO brand and captured a cult audience with its passionate, blood-drenched visuals and stories. From viral webisodes depicting vampires announcing themselves on TV, to the steamy title sequence, and the show's uninhibited use of language, sex, and gore, True Blood has quickly gained status as cult TV with bite. True Blood posed the question of what would happen if vampires *came out of the coffin* and this book considers the representations of sexuality, race, and class in a series that engages directly with prejudice and civil rights. It also considers True Blood's generic roots in television horror, paranormal romance, and Southern Gothic, the wider contexts of fairy tales and religion, the marketing of the series and the activities of its fans. Written for fans and scholars, the book explores the hidden depths of True Blood's vampire bars, small town communities, and haunted bayous.

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Contents: Introduction Before the Night is Through: True Blood as Cult TV Brigid Cherry Part 1 The True Face of Vampires: Production and Style TV Love Fangs: The Televisuality of HBO Horror Stacey Abbott More Than Cold and Heartless: The Southern Gothic Milieu of True Blood Caroline Ruddell and Brigid Cherry Part 2 There’s a Bigger Picture: Myths and Meanings ‘I’m a Fairy? How Fucking Lame!’: True Blood as Fairy Tale Mikel J. Koven Drink in Remembrance of Me: Blood, Bodies, and Divine Absence in True Blood Gregory Erickson Minoritarian Romantic Fables in HBO’s True Blood Dennis Rothermel Part 3 A Button You Can Push On People: Characters and Identities Mad, Bad and Delectable to Know: True Blood’s Paranormal Men and Gothic Romance Ananya Mukherjea Blacks and whites, trash and good country people in True Blood Victoria Amador The Homosexual Vampire as a Metaphor For … the Homosexual Vampire?: True Blood, Homonormativity and Assimilation Darren Elliott-Smith Part 4 Knowing What It Means To Love: Marketing and Fandom It’s Not Television, It’s Transmedia Storytelling: Marketing the ‘Real’ World of True Blood U. Melissa Anyiwo The Fangtasia Experience: True Blood Fans, Commodification & Lifestyle Maria Mellins ‘Oh Great! Now I Have to Deal with Witches?!’: Exploring the ‘Archontic’ Fan Fiction of True Blood Erin Hollis Episode Guide/Index