Fetishism in Dracula: sex, irony, blood and the un-dead
Vampires abhor various repellents, which the text of Dracula treats as fetishes. Vampires mysteriously shun garlic, roses, ash wood, and the crucifix. They need their home dirt and human blood. Blood fetish is an element of BDSM play, and Stoker’s vampires show how it should be done. The kinky sexua...
| Published in: | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2025-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2560723 |