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Aurally bloodcurdling : representing Dracula and his brethren in BBC Radio drama (2015)
Book Chapter
McMurtry, L. (2015). Aurally bloodcurdling : representing Dracula and his brethren in BBC Radio drama. In I. Ermida (Ed.), Dracula and the Gothic in Literature, Pop Culture and the Arts. Amsterdam: Brill | Rodopi

The most hideous aspects of Dracula and his vampire brethren are visual ones – pallor, dark hirsute hands, piercing eyes, razor-sharp fangs. The settings, too, in Dracula are integral to creating mood: for example, Harker’s journey into Transylvania... Read More about Aurally bloodcurdling : representing Dracula and his brethren in BBC Radio drama.

The future of satellite audio drama (2015)
Journal Article
McMurtry, L. (2015). The future of satellite audio drama. Peripeti, 22,

The audio drama audience in English-speaking countries such as the US, the UK, and New Zealand in the second decade of the twenty-first century faces an embarrassment of riches. Technological advances such as the podcast have made the creation of au... Read More about The future of satellite audio drama.

Framing errors : reality and fiction in audio drama (2015)
Journal Article
McMurtry, L. (2015). Framing errors : reality and fiction in audio drama. Journal of American studies of Turkey, 41, 5-16

Many genres and media create a blurring line between reality and fiction. Radio serials and in particular radio soap operas have inspired devotion in their listeners to the point where their fans throw themselves wholeheartedly into a universe of out... Read More about Framing errors : reality and fiction in audio drama.