100 Years of the Vampire Film: Nosferatu to Bram Stoker's Dracula

Sunday 12 January 2025, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Venue

The Dukes, Lancaster, UK, LA1 1QE - View Map

Open to

All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, Applicants, External Organisations, Families and young people, Postgraduates, Prospective International Students, Prospective Postgraduate Students, Prospective Undergraduate Students, Public, Staff, Undergraduates

Registration

Free to attend - registration required

Registration Info

Please book via the Dukes' website: https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cinema/100-years-of-vampires

Event Details

In this talk, Professor Catherine Spooner will explore why the vampire film has proved perennially popular, showing how the genre has moved from horror to romance and beyond, becoming a truly international phenomenon. Along the way, she will revisit old favorites and introduce some new ones.

The talk precedes a screening of Robert Eggers' film Nosferatu at 2pm - the talk is free but the film requires a paid ticket.

Catherine Spooner is a Professor of Literature and Culture at the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, where she specialises in Gothic literature, film and popular culture.

Speaker

Catherine Spooner

English, Lancaster University

Contact Details

Name Catherine Spooner
Email

c.spooner@lancaster.ac.uk

Website

https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cinema/100-years-of-vampires

Directions to The Dukes

The Dukes Theatre, Moor Lane, Lancaster.