Dracula: The Presence of Evil and the Power of Sacramentals

''Bless that good, good woman who hung the crucifix round my neck! For it is a comfort and a strength to me whenever I touch it. '' - Dracula

In this episode Phoebe and Rachel discuss the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, and delve into the use and misuse of sacraments and sacramentals in the story. Also discussed is Eleanor Bourg Nicholson's novel A Bloody Habit which takes a more Catholic approach to the vampire story.

 

Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod

Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Phoebe Watson

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Works Mentioned:

Dracula by Bram Stoker

A Bloody Habit by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson

"Oh, the Horror!" by Tom Riley

"Bram Stoker’s Dracula" - Crisis Magazine

"Vampires, demons, and the cross: Catholicism and horror" by Deacon Steven D. Greydanus

"Cinemanemia or Revenge of the Bloodsucked" by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson

Delving into the mind of a catholic novelist with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson - Fountains of Carrots podcast

The Well and the Shallows by G.K. Chesterton

 

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