dracula critics

what did hindle say?

sex was the monster stroker feared the most

what did elizabeth wadge say?

spiritualism faced scrutiny from unsympathetic groups predisposed to dismiss it as fraudulent

what did kathryn boyd say?

mina's sexual behaviour is a traditional societal norm, she is the socially acceptable and non-threatening version of a new woman

what did phyllis roth say?

the female vampires are equivalent to the fallen woman of the 18th and 19th century fiction

what did gail griffin say?

the worst horror dracula's gothic can imagine is not dracula at all, but the released, transforming sexuality of the good woman

what did christopher craft say?

for stoker, a woman is better dead than sexual