Rebecca and Hannah consider the origins of the gothic romance, discuss the pros and cons of vampire boyfriends, and share their thoughts on what it would be like to date your high school sweetheart for eternity, and dive into the lore of Stefan from Vampire Diaries, Edward from The Twilight Saga, and Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Come vamps, join us around the campfire.

CW: brief mentions of suicide and sexual assault

Major Spoilers:

* Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 1997-2003

* Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, 2005

* New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, 2006

* Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, 2007

* Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, 2008

* The Twilight Saga, 2008-2012

* The Vampire Diaries, 2009-2017

Other media mentioned in this episode:

Fiction

* Dracula by Bram Stoker, 1897

* Hotel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 1978

* The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause, 1990

* The Awakening by L.J. Smith, 1991

* Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton, 1993-2023 (series)

* Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, 2001

* House of Night by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, 2007-2014 (series)

* Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer, 2015

TV

* Dark Shadows, 1966-1971

* True Blood, 2008-2014

Non-fiction

* The Twilight of the Gothic?: Vampire Fiction and the Rise of the Paranormal Romance by Joseph Crawford, 2014

* Blood with Recipes by Jennifer McLagan, 2019

* “Twilight | ContraPoints,” ContraPoints, YouTube, 2024

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