Vamp Jenn's Corner

For those who wish every day was Halloween, this is an episode for you! I'm celebrating the 100-day mark to October 31st early by discussing ways anyone can make Halloween a lifestyle, not just a holiday. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://jennvasquez.com/2018/04/05/best-ways-to-keep-the-halloween-spirit-alive-year-round/

Relevant links and information to content discussed and/or mentioned:

Antrum: The Deadliest Movie Ever Made

As Above, So Below

Aurelio Voltaire & The Lair of Voltaire Gothic Homemaking series

Best Music for the Halloween Season featured on Creepy Kingdom

The Dark Tower Series by Joseph Vargo

Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery & Madness illustrated by Gris Grimly

Films & TV Series for the Victorian Goth featured on Gothic & Amazing

The Frankenstein Chronicles on Netflix

La Femme En Noir

Midnight Syndicate

Monolith Graphics

Nox Arcana

Looking for your next spooky read? Here's a list of Top Must-Read Dark Books to satisfy any macabre soul! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://jennvasquez.com/2020/03/27/top-10-must-read-dark-books/

Relevant links and notes:

The Bad Seed by William March/ The Bad Seed (1956) directed by Mervyn LeRoy

The Black Arts by Richard Cavendish

Drawing Blood, Exquisite Corpse and Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Hangman's Daughter Tales by Oliver Potzsch

"Inferno" in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in 19th-Century Culture by Per Faxneld

The Simon Necronomicon

Three Nights of the Vampire Trilogy by Amy Cross

The Vampyre by John William Polidori

Dracula Day commemorates the date the classic Gothic horror novel was released! In this episode, I'm sharing some of the best ways to celebrate the occasion. I talk about books to read, films to watch, vampire haunts to visit and so much more. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://jennvasquez.com/2020/05/26/the-undead-way-to-celebrate-dracula-day/

List of topics mentioned:

Alex's Bar

Bran Castle

My Vampire Transformation: Getting Custom Fangs by Father Sebastiaan (http://jennvasquez.com/2021/02/07/my-vampire-transformation-getting-custom-fangs-by-father-sebastiaan/)

Dracula Tour by Toursandevents.com (In the episode I state that tours are paused, but I recently found out that the travel company is still hosting its Dracula tours and bookings are available for this year!)

FIRA's From Vegas With Blood (http://jennvasquez.com/2020/12/01/fantasy-storytelling-with-metal-beats-firas-from-vegas-with-blood-album-review/)

Midnight Syndicate

Nox Arcana

Rose Sinister Vampire Podcast

The Sixth Chamber "Walpurgis Night" (http://jennvasquez.com/2021/04/16/vampires-descend-in-the-sixth-chambers-walpurgis-night/)

Vampire Vineyards

Recommended Reading:

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

In Search of Dracula by Raymond T. McNally and Radu Florescu

The Science of Vampires by Katherine Ramsland, Ph.D.

Suspira Magazine: The Vampire Issue

Vampires: A Field Guide to the Creatures that Stalk the Night by Dr. Bob Curran

The Vampire Companion by Katherine Ramsland, Ph.D.

Vampire Forensics by Mark Collins Jenkins

Vampires: The Occult Truth by Konstantinos

For this special Goth Day episode, I talk a bit about the history of the subculture, how I first got into goth, plus share some fascinating goth music and film recommendations!

List of topics discussed or mentioned:

7 Films to Watch on Goth Day

Cemetery Confessions Podcast

Cleopatra Records

Do You Know Your Goth ABCs?

The Goth Bible by Nancy Kilpatrick

Goth: Undead Subculture

Gothic Charm School

Growing Up Goth: Finding My Self Within the Subculture

Lip Service

Projekt Records

World Goth Day

Curious to delve into the world of occultism? Hear about some of history's most influential occult figures. I discuss a prophet who isn't Nostradamus, a man known as the "Great Beast," two women who've revived the Santa Muerte cult and others! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://jennvasquez.com/2020/04/15/historys-most-formidable-occult-figures/

Following are relevant links and information to topics mentioned and/or discussed:

The Black Arts by Richard Cavendish

Church of Satan

Gary Lachman

Helena Blavatsky

Marie Laveau

Mother Shipton

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A list that includes some of the most alluring vampires to grace history and pop culture. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://jennvasquez.com/2019/03/13/the-10-most-intriguing-vampires-of-legend-lore/

Following are links related to a few of the topics mentioned in the episode:

Anne Rice The Official Site

Castlevania Netflix Series

Jaye Wells: Sabina Kane Series

World of Darkness (Originally released by White Wolf Publishing)

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These destinations have very strange histories connected to them. This episode originally appeared on Vamp Jenn's Corner and is also available as a blog post: http://jennvasquez.com/2018/02/23/destinations-surrounded-by-paranormal-activity/

Following are links to the official websites of places mentioned in the episode:

Island of the Dolls

Villisca Ax Murder House

Hoia Baciu Forest

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