Primary Sources:
Stoker, Bram. Dracula. Penguin, 1979.
Secondary/Theoretical Works:
Walter, Brenda S. Gardenour. Our old monsters: witches, werewolves and vampires from medieval theology to horror cinema. McFarland, 2015.
Hoffman, Andrew J. Monsters. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2016.
Academic Journals:
Horror Studies. https://www.intellectbooks.com/horror-studies
Journal of Dracula Studies. https://web.archive.org/web/20190801094056/http://kutztownenglish.com/journal-of-dracula-studies-archives/
Gothic Studies Journal. International Gothic Association., and International Gothic Association. Gothic Studies. Manchester University Press, 1999.
Keywords/Terms:
Vampires, Bram Stoker, epistolary/epistolary narrative/epistolary fiction, gender/women’s studies, queer/LGBTQ/sexuality studies, myth/mythology/folklore, medieval studies, 19th century.
Updates:
Changes to my reading list include, majorly, a change in my intended primary source(s)—I have switched horror tropes from zombies to vampires, intending to focus on Dracula as the main text. My secondary readings and journals, therefore, have switched to reflect this. I have found a journal discussing the idea of the “gothic” as well as a Dracula-oriented journal to add to my horror studies journal journey. Additionally, I have tried to include secondary readings that will narrow down my ideas about Dracula. I am interested in female sexuality, queer sexuality, mythological origins of vampires, and the epistolary format of storytelling, all of which, I believe, intersect with one another in the ways they interact in Stoker’s book. This is why I’ve included secondary readings on each of these sub-categories. However, I will draw the link between epistolary forms, the “monstrous,” and sexuality myself.