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writer. critic. broadcaster. journalist.
I Am Legend
Vampire Novel of the Century Award
This year the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has decided to give a special The Vampire Novel of the Century Award during its annual Bram Stoker Awards. Kim is honoured his novel is among such a notable short-list of nominees of 20th Century vampire fiction: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson – 1954 ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen … Continue reading
Ten Inspirations
On blastr.com Kim explains the ‘10 vampire novels that helped inspire Anno Dracula‘. Here’s the list: The Vampyre, Dr John Polidori (1819) ‘Carmilla’ (in In a Glass Darkly), J. Sheridan LeFanu (1871) Dracula, Bram Stoker (1897) I Am Legend, Richard Matheson (1954) Doctors Wear Scarlet, Simon Raven (1960) ‘Salem’s Lot, Stephen King (1975) Interview With … Continue reading
