Book Cover of the Day:
The Vampyre, John Polidori, 1819.
The Vampyre, John Polidori, 1819.
December 6, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
The Vampyre, John Polidori, 1819.
The Vampyre, John Polidori, 1819.
Vittori Polidori
April 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Vittori Polidori
Elisabetta (2002)
by Vittorio Polidori
by Vittorio Polidori
August 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Elisabetta (2002)
by Vittorio Polidori
by Vittorio Polidori
© Vittorio Polidori.
'Elisabetta.'
Oil on canvas, 2002.
35 x 45 cm.
'Elisabetta.'
Oil on canvas, 2002.
35 x 45 cm.
August 2, 2026 at 5:46 AM
© Vittorio Polidori.
'Elisabetta.'
Oil on canvas, 2002.
35 x 45 cm.
'Elisabetta.'
Oil on canvas, 2002.
35 x 45 cm.
Green Chile bechamel sauce with Polidori Sausage Hatch Chile and Cheese sausages over egg noodles for dinner. Heaven in every bite!
June 7, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Green Chile bechamel sauce with Polidori Sausage Hatch Chile and Cheese sausages over egg noodles for dinner. Heaven in every bite!
Happy anniversary of the Villa Diodati summer, where the Shelleys, Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont and Polidori gathered in a house on the shores of Lake Geneva and told ghost stories.
Celebrate by taking laudanum and hallucinating horrors, or by watching one of the films inspired by the events:
Celebrate by taking laudanum and hallucinating horrors, or by watching one of the films inspired by the events:
June 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy anniversary of the Villa Diodati summer, where the Shelleys, Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont and Polidori gathered in a house on the shores of Lake Geneva and told ghost stories.
Celebrate by taking laudanum and hallucinating horrors, or by watching one of the films inspired by the events:
Celebrate by taking laudanum and hallucinating horrors, or by watching one of the films inspired by the events:
Il Portico Delle Biciclette
(1995)
by Vittorio Polidori
(1995)
by Vittorio Polidori
February 23, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Il Portico Delle Biciclette
(1995)
by Vittorio Polidori
(1995)
by Vittorio Polidori
Today is a good day to start reading some vampire Gothic horror fiction from the 19th Century. The Vampyre by John Polidori then Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu.
*Polidori was with the Mary Shelley the night she dreamt about Frankenstein.
*Polidori was with the Mary Shelley the night she dreamt about Frankenstein.
October 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Today is a good day to start reading some vampire Gothic horror fiction from the 19th Century. The Vampyre by John Polidori then Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu.
*Polidori was with the Mary Shelley the night she dreamt about Frankenstein.
*Polidori was with the Mary Shelley the night she dreamt about Frankenstein.
studies and stylizations of timothy spall as doctor john polidori in ken russell's "gothic" (1986)
September 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
studies and stylizations of timothy spall as doctor john polidori in ken russell's "gothic" (1986)
Leído del tirón. Es cortito. Una adaptación para teatro de Charles Nodier, basado en «El vampiro», de William Polidori (atribuido erróneamente a Lord Byron). Una joyita decimonónica editada por @editorialdemeter.bsky.social
March 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Leído del tirón. Es cortito. Una adaptación para teatro de Charles Nodier, basado en «El vampiro», de William Polidori (atribuido erróneamente a Lord Byron). Una joyita decimonónica editada por @editorialdemeter.bsky.social
Salle la familie royale, Versailles, 1985 • Robert Polidori •
January 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Salle la familie royale, Versailles, 1985 • Robert Polidori •
Who’s up for a sad vampire boy summer? (This fellow is John Polidori.)
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Who’s up for a sad vampire boy summer? (This fellow is John Polidori.)
One participant, Byron’s physician John Polidori, wrote “The Vampyre,” which later influenced Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Godwin, though, went above and beyond.
Godwin, though, went above and beyond.
November 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
One participant, Byron’s physician John Polidori, wrote “The Vampyre,” which later influenced Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Godwin, though, went above and beyond.
Godwin, though, went above and beyond.
Today in 1816, Lord Byron issued the ghost-story challenge to John Polidori and Percy and Mary Shelley.
And the rest is utter coolness.
And the rest is utter coolness.
June 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Today in 1816, Lord Byron issued the ghost-story challenge to John Polidori and Percy and Mary Shelley.
And the rest is utter coolness.
And the rest is utter coolness.
(I am firmly of the opinion that Polidori held Byron especially and Percy Shelley somewhat in contempt, but being himself a half-servant as a personal physician, could not really show it, and if Polidori really liked Byron, his vampire would have a different name. Complicated relationships.)
May 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
(I am firmly of the opinion that Polidori held Byron especially and Percy Shelley somewhat in contempt, but being himself a half-servant as a personal physician, could not really show it, and if Polidori really liked Byron, his vampire would have a different name. Complicated relationships.)
I blogged about our new book on John Polidori here:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2024/12...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2024/12...
The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny - Manchester University Press
A blog post by the author of The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny, introducing the book.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I blogged about our new book on John Polidori here:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2024/12...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2024/12...
July 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Incredible. They should've sent a poet. Actually, a pair of poets:
Well well well...
Well well well...
June 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Incredible. They should've sent a poet. Actually, a pair of poets:
Well well well...
Well well well...
Vittorio Polidori (Italian, b.1953)
"Elisabetta," 2002
Oil on canvas
35 x 45 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Elisabetta," 2002
Oil on canvas
35 x 45 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
August 2, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Vittorio Polidori (Italian, b.1953)
"Elisabetta," 2002
Oil on canvas
35 x 45 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Elisabetta," 2002
Oil on canvas
35 x 45 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Vittorio Polidori, The Bicycle and the Bag, 1999
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Vittorio Polidori, The Bicycle and the Bag, 1999
Vittorio Polidori
August 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Vittorio Polidori
Salle de Crimée Sud, (98) ANR.02.035, Salles de l’Afrique, Aile du Nord, 1er étage, Château de Versailles, 2007 by Robert Polidori
April 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Salle de Crimée Sud, (98) ANR.02.035, Salles de l’Afrique, Aile du Nord, 1er étage, Château de Versailles, 2007 by Robert Polidori