To celebrate back-to-school season, Rebecca and Hannah enter the world of dark academia and vampire institutions of learning. Focusing on four books, Blue Bloods, Marked, Vampire Academy, and Immortal Dark, they discuss why vampires attend school, what rules keep them in check, and how they break free from expectations. Have you ever wished you could learn magic at a gothic campus with dusty libraries, thick fog, and many cups of coffee?
Come vamps, join us around the campfire.
CW: mentions of self-harm in fiction at the end of the episode
Major spoilers:
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz, 2006
Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, 2007
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, 2007
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma, 2024
Other media mentioned in this episode:
Fiction
Dracula by Bram Stoker, 1897
The Secret History by Donna Tartt, 1992
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, 1997-2007 (series)
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, 2005
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, 2007-2010 (series)
House of Night by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, 2007-2014 (series)
Crave by Tracy Wolff, 2020
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson, 2024
Film
Blade, directed by Stephen Norrington, 1998
Vampire Academy, directed by Mark Waters, 2014
The Twilight Saga, various directors, 2008-2012
TV
Vampire Diaries, 2009-2017
Legacies, 2018-2022
Vampire Academy, 2022
Additional Listening
“Episode 1.1: An Introduction to Dark Academia,” The Dark Academicals, Jan 25, 2022
Additional Reading
My Immortal by Tara Gilesbie, 2006
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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rebecca Glazer & Hannah Spiegelman
