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A review by acciohannah
Hollywood Gothic by David J. Skal
5.0
5 stars
The first “grown up” book I ever read in my life was Dracula, around age 10/11. It was the first book to give me nightmares and the beginning of my lifelong fascination with Vampyric lore and Vampiric media. (I mean, I actually got a vampire tattoo literally a week ago)
This was exactly what I wanted it to be. Immensely interesting and filled with fun facts, this book tells the story of Dracula’s long lived Hollywood legacy. I was thoroughly impressed with Skal’s research, and the story structure made it easy to follow over a century of Dracula history.
Of course, as an avid Dracula fan, I did know a few pieces of info prior to reading this book, but so much of this story was new to me that it didn’t feel redundant.
I definitely will be picking up some more of Skal’s books in the future.
The first “grown up” book I ever read in my life was Dracula, around age 10/11. It was the first book to give me nightmares and the beginning of my lifelong fascination with Vampyric lore and Vampiric media. (I mean, I actually got a vampire tattoo literally a week ago)
This was exactly what I wanted it to be. Immensely interesting and filled with fun facts, this book tells the story of Dracula’s long lived Hollywood legacy. I was thoroughly impressed with Skal’s research, and the story structure made it easy to follow over a century of Dracula history.
Of course, as an avid Dracula fan, I did know a few pieces of info prior to reading this book, but so much of this story was new to me that it didn’t feel redundant.
I definitely will be picking up some more of Skal’s books in the future.