Schools & Rules

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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