Vampire Studies Association

The perfect opportunity to remind everyone that our fifth volume's on sale now at various retailers! E.g. www.amazon.com/Journal-Vamp...

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Devil's Advocates) Amazon.com: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Devil's Advocates): 9781800859203: Kazemi, Farshid: Books

Then this may be of interest: www.amazon.com/Walks-Alone-...

$500 Bounty for English "Vampire" - Vampire Studies Association A competition was announced in the latest volume of the Journal of Vampire Studies for entrants to find the earliest use of "vampire" in English.

Are you an avid lexicographer? Do you like challenges? Do you like going down rabbit holes? Then this one's for you: vampirestudies.org/2026/03/01/5...

OUT NOW! Latest Volume of Journal of Vampire Studies - Vampire Studies Association The Vampire Studies Association's periodical is the Journal of Vampire Studies. Published every year in December, the latest volume was officially published on the 29th.

If there's a running theme in our latest volume, it's "origins." There's an article on the first use of "vampire" in English, and the first recorded use of it ANYWAY. Some long standing myths debunked and more! vampirestudies.org/2025/12/30/o...

Facebook Page Vanishes - Vampire Studies Association Today, I wanted to share a post on our association's Facebook page. The problem is, there was no page to post on. It had vanished.

Our Facebook page vanished into thin air. Has this happened with other users? vampirestudies.org/2026/02/02/f...

The Oxford English Dictionary's Earliest Evidence for Vampire The Oxford English Dictionary documents the history of words in English through quotation evidence. That quotation evidence consists of the year of first use, relevant quote and the source. Unsurprisi...

Hi Luke! On a slightly less dystopian note, have been tracking you down to share an article published in our journal which cites your 2013 dissertation! I hope you'll find it of interest. www.academia.edu/164867092/

Ok, looks like we have some catching up to do...

The front cover of Journal of Vampire Studies, volume 4.

The latest volume of the Journal of Vampire Studies is out! Our "feature" articles are:

- "The Romanticization of Confederate Soldiers in The Vampire Diaries, True Blood and the Twilight Saga"

- "Did Sabine Baring-Gould Write a Book about Vampires?"

Available at various online retailers!

Not the LRA Secretary - Vampire Studies Association The corrected record on Margaret L. Carter's role within the Lord Ruthven Assembly, an affiliate of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.

Mea culpa.

Lord Ruthven Assembly Joins Affiliate Program - Vampire Studies Association I am honoured to introduce the latest member of our affiliates program, the Lord Ruthven Assembly. There are many overlaps between our groups. Read on.

Our newest affiliate!

Our First Affiliate (Technically) - Vampire Studies Association Yesterday, I said "we have our first affiliates listed, but not the first one to express interest in joining our network." It is now revealed.

The first affiliate that agreed to our proposal!

Our First Affiliates (Sort Of) - Vampire Studies Association Our affiliates program began with the website's relaunch on May 24, 2024. We now have our first affiliates. Sort of. Find out who they are.

The first joinee of our affiliates program (sort of).

Translator Credit Neglected - Vampire Studies Association It is important to acknowledge slip-ups for credibility, which is why our News section includes Corrections. This is our first. Hopefully, there won't be many.

Whoops!

Descubierto un misterioso relato de vampiros que podría revolucionar la historia del género - Vampire Studies Association Esta es la versión en español de nuestro comunicado de prensa en inglés, "Mystery Surrounds Recently Discovered Vampire Story". Fue traducido por Álvaro García Marín.

¡Nuestro comunicado de prensa en español!

Our Library's First Acquisition - Vampire Studies Association In which the first acquisition of the planned Vampire Studies Association library, post its initial announcement, is revealed. It could not have had better timing.

Of all the things it could've been!

Plan for an Association Library - Vampire Studies Association The groundwork of a long-harboured ambition is laid through the plan to convert the VSA president's vampire book collection into an association library. Access undetermined.

A vision for the future.

Mystery Surrounds Recently Discovered Vampire Story - Vampire Studies Association Álvaro García Marín, author of "Historias del vampiro griego" (2017), found a short story that is proving to be a gamechanger for nineteenth-century vampire fiction.

It's certainly a significant find! We wrote about it here: vampirestudies.org/2024/05/28/m...

Mystery Surrounds Recently Discovered Vampire Story - Vampire Studies Association Álvaro García Marín, author of "Historias del vampiro griego" (2017), found a short story that is proving to be a gamechanger for nineteenth-century vampire fiction.

Our first #mediarelease concerns a fascinating discovery made through Google Books... vampirestudies.org/2024/05/28/m...

The First Feedback on Our Website Relaunch - Following the relaunch of our website, we received some feedback from an unexpected, but familiar source. To find out what it was, click here (kidding).

The first feedback on our website relaunch is in!
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Welcome to Our Website Relaunch - Our website hasn't been updated since its launch almost five years ago. Many changes have now been made. We hope you like the new look.

Pleased to announce that the VSA website has relaunched! vampirestudies.org/2024/05/24/w...

As to how I knew about her if I'm not familiar with her work, it was through here: blog.hubspot.com/website/auth...

I'm not familiar with @roxanegay.bsky.social's work, but seeing the flex on her website against Twitter (below) encouraged me to take the plunge.—AH

The latest issue of the Journal of Vampire Studies is available on Internet Archive: archive.org/details/jour...

Thank you to @vilawolf.bsky.social for the invite! Love your work!—AH