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The aim of this lecture is to consider the image of vampires, werewolves and
ghosts (and the worlds and societies associated with them) presented in the
recent popular BBC television series, Being Human, which has attained cult status
among young people both in Britain and elsewhere. Starting with some
consideration of the ways in which television programmes such as Being Human
have a similar role to the legends of the past for young people in blending the
traditional beliefs in the supernatural with the day-to-day, the lecture will go on
to consider the ways in which the presentation of these traditional beings (like
earlier legends) in this series plays on the expectations and beliefs of the listeners
to create both horror and humour in equal measure. The main difference here
between the legends of the past and a series like Being Human is that the popular
beliefs here come not only from traditional legends, but also other forms of
popular media in which that legendary material has been used and developed
over the years, including literature (including comic books), and American film
and television. The series thus gives a useful insight into the way that folk beliefs
and legendary materials perform for audiences and continue to develop in the
modern multi-literate world.
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