![]() ![]() In his book Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism (2009), Laycock examines teenagers, stay-at-home moms, grandmothers, and professionals, all unremarkable subjects save for one little thing: they claim to feed off of other people’s energy, and every so often drink human blood.īU Today: How did a religious studies scholar become interested in modern-day vampires? There’s HBO’s phenomenally successful True Blood, the CW series The Vampire Diaries, and Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight saga and the books’ subsequent smash films.īut according to religious studies scholar Joseph Laycock (GRS’13), vampires are more than pop culture icons. ![]() ![]() But these days they’ve become so embedded in popular culture, it’s fair to say they’re now a year-round phenomenon. It’s that time of year-when thoughts turn to vampires. Vampire expert Joseph Laycock (GRS’13) discusses those elusive creatures of the night. ![]()
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