Notes:

The Verbivore mentions a book that she read on how we create that talks about Picasso and his creative inspirations and influences. That book is The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World by David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt.

Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation:

- New York Public Library Article “A Brief History of Gothic Romance”

- The Hub YALSA Article “Genre Guide: Paranormal Romances for Teens”

- YouTube Video “Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact - Michael Molina - TedED”

- YouTube Video “How did Dracula become the world's most famous vampire? - Stanley Stepanic”

- YouTube Video “Lessons from a terrified horror researcher | Mathias Clasen | TEDxAarhus”

- YouTube Video “What horror films teach us about ourselves and being human | Dr. Steven Schlozman | TEDxNashville”

- YouTube Video “Crimson Peak 2015 Extras - A Primer on Gothic Romance”

- YouTube Video “Tom Hiddleston Explains Gothic Romance (Oct. 20, 2015) | Charlie Rose”

- YouTube Video “The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic? (Feat. Princess Weekes) | It’s Lit”

- YouTube Video “Jane Eyre: Why We Keep Reading It (Feat. Princess Weekes) | It’s Lit”

- YouTube Video “Literary References in Reylo: Jane Eyre”

- GreekMythology.com Article “The Myth Of Hades And Persephone”

- BuzzFeed Article “22 Books With The Grumpy/Sunshine Trope That You'll Absolutely Love”

We touch on several of our previous podcast episodes. They are as follows:

- Episode 161: Monster In The House Stories

- Episode 162: Setting as a Monster

Books and Films Mentioned:

- Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer

- Crave (Crave Book 1) by Tracy Wolff

- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

- The Invitation – Directed by Jessica Thompson

- The Beautiful (The Beautiful Quartet Book 1) by Renée Ahdieh

- Dracula by Bram Stoker

- An American Werewolf in London – Directed by John Landis

- An American Werewolf in Paris – Directed by Anthony Waller

- Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

- The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause

- Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

- The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World by David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt

- Underworld (Film Series) – Directed Len Wiseman

- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)

- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K Rowling

- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

- The Beauty and the Beast by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont

- Beauty and the Beast – Directed by Bill Condon

- Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

- The Rise of Skywalker – Directed by J. J. Abrams

- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazlewood

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