This is the homepage of Bertena Varney - Vampire Sociologist. I am a current professor that does book reviews, writes, articles, and lectures in classrooms and at conventions about out beloved monster the vampire.
Visit the site for up to date news, links, and information.

*** My articles can be found on this website as well***

The official site for R. H. Greene's novel INCARNADINE: THE TRUE MEMOIRS OF COUNT DRACULA, a re-imagining of the origin myth of Dracula and his "brides" as a first person memoir authored by the legendary vampire himself.

This a my blog where I discuss all things vampire. There are links to my publications, other websites, as well as articles that are published on websites.
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This website is my look at vampires in pop culture and how they relate to our culture. It's fun and updated weekly. Please click and comment.

Are you a fan of Twilight, True Blood, Harry Potter, Dracula, Buffy, Angel, Underworld, or Anne Rice? Can't get enough of your favorite vampires and shapeshifters? Or are you a writer trying to break into the Gothic market? Join us for 7 thrilling nights (and days, of course) on a special Fangs and Fangs Seminar at Sea! The date: January 2-9, 2010.

Vampire-Con 2009 is the world's first convention devoted solely to Vampires. From Nosferatu to Twilight, Vampires have provided an ageless mythology that taps into our cultural pulse. As new generations become fans, Vampire-Con celebrates these sexy and scary creatures that capture our collective imagination.

By Rona Sharon,
Author of Royal Blood

As popular themes go, vampires may very well win the prize of "most commonly resurrected." You may love them, hate them, or are trying very hard to ignore them, but surely you have wondered at least once what made the damned princes of darkness so bloody interesting.

A dark soul in search of light through grim words.

[ed. note: site is in Spanish / sitio web está en Español]