A review by vixenreader
Hollywood Gothic by David J. Skal

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

4.75

Written with respect and intrigue to its source material, this non-fiction book is the pinnacle exploration of “Dracula” and its ever-reaching effect on our cultural climate, even to this day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury

Be aware that this book goes into depth about the financial disagreements and copyrights laws with Florence Stoker and the original text. Plus there are mentions of sexually-transmitted diseases, repression, and loveless marriages.