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Dracula
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Dracula, which is an epistolary novel published in 1897, makes use of everything from newspaper clippings to telegrams.
What they say about it
- Questions cultural standing“how has Dracula not gotten canceled”2
The best things said about it
The original Dracula, the conceit of the story, the book, forget there was no movie in those days, the book was this constant quest for eternal youth, and you suck a young person's blood and it makes you young.
So if you read the novel it's it's very clear that bram stoker is using a lot of like catholic theology in um in dracula and then inverts it like drinking the blood versus of jesus versus drinking the blood of the living for everlasting.
Most people I think are are broadly aware that Dracula, the vampire from the Bram Stoker book and then from I don't know, like a million other books and and pieces of media since, is based on a real guy, Vlad Tepes, better known as Vlad the Impaler.
With all these woke douches out there, how has Dracula not gotten canceled?
Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast · Aug 2022 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Dracula is an 1897 epistolary novel by Bram Stoker that chronicles the vampire's attempt to move from Transylvania to England and his subsequent conflict with Abraham Van Helsing. The book was discussed across several podcasts, highlighting its enduring influence on horror and literature. On The Charlie Kirk Show, Blake pointed out Stoker's use of inverted Catholic theology, such as drinking the blood of Jesus versus drinking living blood for everlasting life, while Charlie Kirk asked about Dracula's family making a pact with Satan. Josh Clark mentioned Stoker's novel on Stuff You Should Know while discussing the background and unauthorized nature of early film adaptations. Michael Ovitz referenced the original book on David Senra to metaphorically describe his relentless intellectual curiosity and continuous learning from younger people. Gwern Branwen identified Dracula on the Dwarkesh Podcast as the hidden source behind a story by Gene Wolfe, describing how its plot explained the narrator's memory. Philip Ball listed the novel on Conversations with Tyler as an example of a modern myth, and Tina Jordan brought it up on The Book Review to illustrate early mixed-media documentation in epistolary novels. Finally, Robert Evans mentioned Stoker's book on Behind the Bastards to introduce the historical connection between fictional vampires and Vlad the Impaler.
Every mention
Bill Burr He was— you know, how is—you know, with all these woke douches out there, how has Dracula not gotten canceled? 2
Discussed
“nowadays i will say this if dracula was written today you could not say he was from an actual place because people get offended are you saying we're a bunch of zombies he was you know how is you know with all these woke douches out there how has dracula not gotten canceled”
Discussed
“He was— you know, how is—you know, with all these woke douches out there, how has Dracula not gotten canceled?”
Robert Evans most people I think are are broadly aware that Dracula, the vampire from the Bram Stoker book and then from… 2
Discussed
“most people I think are are broadly aware that Dracula, the vampire from the Bram Stoker book and then from I don't know, like a million other books and and pieces of media since, is based on a real guy, Vlad Tepes, better known as Vlad the Impaler.”
Discussed
“All of this kind of fuses together to create the Dracula that he writes in his book Dracula in 1890, right? And that is 1890 something like that.”
Charlie Kirk no i was gonna say in the novel mikey remind me correct me if i'm wrong but in the novel isn't it pretty cl… 1
Discussed
“no i was gonna say in the novel mikey remind me correct me if i'm wrong but in the novel isn't it pretty clear that the the dracula's family has made a pact with satan”
Gwern Branwen It turns out it's actually a subtle retelling of Dracula, where Dracula invades the town and steals the wom… 1
Discussed
“It turns out it's actually a subtle retelling of Dracula, where Dracula invades the town and steals the woman from him. He's been brainwashed by Dracula—in a very Bram Stoker way—to forget it all.”
Josh Clark And Noseratu, the actual 1920s film starring Max Shrek was not authorized by Bram Stoker's estate. So it wa… 1
Discussed
“And Noseratu, the actual 1920s film starring Max Shrek was not authorized by Bram Stoker's estate. So it wasn't based on Bram Stoker's Dracula. It was Nosatu. Instead, this was based on Bram Stoker's version”
Michael Ovitz And you know, the original Dracula, the conceit of the story, the book, forget there was no movie in those… 1
Discussed
“And you know, the original Dracula, the conceit of the story, the book, forget there was no movie in those days, the book was this constant quest for eternal youth, and you suck a young person's blood and it makes you young.”
Philip Ball so they were things like Frankenstein Dracula Jael and Hyde Sherlock Holmes 1
Discussed
“so they were things like Frankenstein Dracula Jael and Hyde Sherlock Holmes”
Tina Jordan even Dracula which is an epistolary novel published in 1897 makes use of everything from newspaper clipping… 1
Discussed
“even Dracula which is an epistolary novel published in 1897 makes use of everything from newspaper clippings to telegrams”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Discussed
“so if you read the novel it's it's very clear that bram stoker is using a lot of like catholic theology in um in dracula and then inverts it like drinking the blood versus of jesus versus drinking the blood of the living for everlasting”
Other mentions (10: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“It was pitched as Momento meets Dracula. And that's not a bad description. It has a great setup where basically this guy is handed a horrifying picture of a childhood he doesn't remember.”
Passing
“In my high school, I played Van Helsing in Dracula because feminism.”
Passing
“I am a blogger with a podcast and and I'm the one who said, "Yeah, okay. Dracula is now the CEO of the Bloodbank."”
Passing
“Oh my god, dude, that's a lot bigger! God, the nightmares—that's like Bram Stoker's Dracula where Gary Oldman turns into one of those.”
Plugged
“I had to look up my own library; Bill Case said the whole moon landing falsification was supervised by the United States Air Force. Well, my dad was in the Air Force; I never heard of Canon Air Force Base; it’s tiny—fewer eyewitnesses—and every department of the military has their special ops intelligence division headquarters.”
Passing
“I have crossed oceans of time shout out Bram Stoker's Dracula”
Passing
“so Bram Stoker the guy who wrote Dracula he DED”
Passing
“like did you guys watch the Bram Stoker movie”
Passing
“Um, is that what Dracula was from by the way? Transylvania is a place, you know what I mean?”
Passing
“vlad tepis who is the inspiration for dracula for bram stoker's dracula he would put his enemies on stakes in front of him”