From our friend Nancy over at the A Bloody Good Read blog comes a wonderful post about necromancy and more…

 

 

 

FROM HOMER TO THE HOBBIT: THE HISTORY OF THE NECROMANCER

By Nancy Bilyeau

 

 

Vampire. Witch. Zombie. Werewolf. Yes, they have us surrounded.

 

 

 

In films, books and TV series, it seems as if the supernatural run the show as never before. I admit to having my favorites.

 

When it comes to the fanged ones, I like to get down with Dracula, whether it’s in the hands of the one-and-only Bram Stoker, the gifted Elizabeth Kostova (The Historian) or the audacious Francis Ford Coppola in his adaptation (fantastic soundtrack). Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris and Justin Cronin have taken the vampire myth in fascinating directions. And, yes, I admit it: I’m a Twilight mom…

 

 

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