GMST 454

feasts on blood and flesh, seduces young men while asleep

demon, seductress, drains blood, child-eater

blood-sucking birds that fed on human flesh and blood

female 'vampires': attack children and men

Since the beginning of recorded time in various cultures

seen as life-giving and has magical powers

Christianity

1346-1350

Europe (38%) China (55%)

Bubonic and pneumonic. Destroys lung tissue even while you're dead

Similia similibus curantur (garlic)

"The Triumph of Death" (1562)

Released in 1486, manual for hunting and persecuting witches

Serbia, 1725

After he had died he killed 9 other villagers, victims described exhaustion and loss of blood, claimed to be visted in their dreams by Peter, hair and nails continued to grow in his grave

Serbia, 1727

Feared he was visited by a vampire (in greece), tried to get rid of infection by eating earth from the vampires resting place. after his death he returned and killed 4 and infected more people and cattle

five years later it started again. a research team dug up 13 graves and found no signs of decomposition and there was fresh blood

randomly kill people and animals and spread disease (plague)

more human-like and kill to gain power

1431-1476

13 pamphlets about Dracula's crimes

Leipzig book fair (1734)

"Der Vampir" 1748, "Lenora" 1773, "The Bride of Corinth" 1797

Enlightenment and romanticism

Kodak camera

Dracula (1931)

blood drinker

witch

to drink

40-100k

Nailed their turbans to their heads because they did not take them off

24k

A golden cup

Very little

Devil

In 1970s two professors were researching Vlad and the archivist asked if they wanted Bram Stokers notes for Dracula

Christopher Lee

Rudolf Martin

The Vampire of Hanover

1918-24 killed 24-50+ young men between 12-18 by biting their throats
he cut up his victims and sold the meat
decapitated in 1925

The Vampire of Dusseldorf

Feb-Nov 1929. Mostly killed girls (29) and cut their throats.
He said he needs blood like others need alcohol
received 9 death sentences, decapitated in 1931
Film "M" is based on him

The Vampire of Nuremberg

1971-72
Drank blood from corpses
Said he commited the crimes to make himself "good looking and strong"

performed a ritual killing, stabbing a friend 66 times and drinking his blood

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) is a german expressionist film
famous for revolutionary use of painted sets with odd angles and impossible configurations

1922

dreams and visions and tormeneted protagonists

Dracula, Frankenstein, Werewolf, Mummy

The nazis came to power and referred to it as "degenerate art" and destroyed thousands of paintings

Drakula halala - Dracula's death (1921), Hungarian-Austrain, now lost.

a total work of art with spectacular visuals and an orchestral score, showing what film could accomplish

At least a single piano player or a full orchestra

Murnau

Nosferatu, the last laugh, faust

Fox studios invited him to Hollywood

Sunrise

Car crash 1931

Max Schreck

The steadicam

Hollywood

Bram Stoker's widow who sued Murnau for copyright infringement

sounds that the characters can hear (or "digest" ;) )

sounds that only the audience can hear (music)

sunshine and candles

Dawn

Night

what happens

what it means