Vampires in Interactive Media
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Author_Matthew Thompson
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games
gothic
horror
interactive
ludonarrative
Vampire
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- ISBN 9781399529105
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jan 2026
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The figure of the vampire is amongst the most ubiquitous in popular culture, with little sign of it slowing down in film, television or books. However, one overlooked element of the vampire's cultural impact is how the vampire is implemented into interactive texts such as video games and board games. This book will show that not only is there a plethora of interactive texts that utilise the tropes of the vampire as an enemy for the player to face but also ones that create a vampiric avatar for the players to utilise. This book will show how no other gothic or horror-orientated figure can surpass the vampire for cultural weight and utility within the interactive space, nor can any of these figures be reconstructed so readily the ways games do with the vampire.
Matthew Thompson is a cultural historian academic who has worked at both Griffith University and the University of Southern Queensland. His PhD focused on reconstructions of Jack the Ripper and how they inform serial killer and Victorian narratives. His academic articles and book chapters have included topics such as Marvel’s Jessica Jones; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; museum ethics in Jack the Ripper exhibits; and zombies in games.
