High School is Hell. Our discussion of Buffy’s Pop DNA explores the roots of vampire legends and literature, the show’s psychology and social commentary, and connections to our literary BFF, William Shakespeare. I officially have no more words. I slay all day.

The Rise of Buffy Studies

Buffy’s page on TV Tropes

The A. V. Club’s look at the 1992 film

The legend of the (possibly) first vampire

Vampires, Burial, and Death by Paul Barber

The Evolution of Vampires in Literature

“The Vampyre” by John Polidori

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Boxer Rebellion

A timeline of historical events shown on Buffy

Psychology of Buffy

Yay Willow!

Willow and Tara

Buffy Speak — Buffy‘s unique dialog style explained

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Apocalypse Now

Slayer by Kiersten W...