{EP. 4} Why Are People So Effing Obsessed With Vampires?

We have just one question: Why vampires?  In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at these blood-thirsty sons of b*t***s—from Dracula to Twilight, to everything in between—and breaking down why so many people continue to be OBSESSED.

Our spin is that we’re looking at this from two different perspectives—Genny’s swoony over them (and gets a little hyper as a result) and Katrina never really saw the appeal (and thus lets her have her moments).

Some popular opinions: They’re just plain sexy and badass, and the fact that they live forever totes gives them street cred.

Here are some of the materials we looked at for this episode:

• https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/146192/when-did-this-vampire-craze-start-anyway
• http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/sex-and-sexuality-19th-century/
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161031-the-real-life-disease-that-spread-the-vampire-myth
• https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/09/victorian-vibrators-orgasms-doctors/569446/

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Hey! Do you like Celtic folklore, YA urban fantasy, AND free stuff? Read the first three chapters of Katrina’s debut novel, “The Wise One”.

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