{"id":860,"date":"2010-10-18T09:15:38","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T09:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.utc.edu\/archivist\/?p=860"},"modified":"2013-09-16T13:20:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T13:20:46","slug":"creature-feature-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/2010\/10\/18\/creature-feature-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Creature Feature No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2013\/09\/special-collections-moser-dracula.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-857\" title=\"Dracula, by Barry Moser\" alt=\"Dracula, by Barry Moser\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.utc.edu\/archivist\/files\/2010\/10\/Dracula-728x1024.jpg\" width=\"341\" height=\"478\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dracula illustration by Barry Moser<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThere have been many cinematic depictions of Dracula throughout the years (see our Vampire display downstairs near the Reference offices for an overview) and many of us probably think of Bela Lugosi&#8217;s Count Dracula as the stereotypic vampire. 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