Halloween Thoughts | The Devil, the Demon and the Vampire | 2 of 3

A series of three illustrated lectures by Gail-Nina Anderson. Monday 19th October | 6pm A series of three illustrated lectures on the visual history of some of our favourite traditional characters from beyond the bounds of our everyday experience. By Gail-Nina Anderson. The Devil, the Demon and the Vampire This is the season to look again at creatures of the night, pondering whether the vampire at your window is a reanimated corpse or a demon lover, and whether the demon is a fallen angel or a hideous hybrid. How have stereotypes arisen, and how in visual art might you possibly convey the notion of Satan as the embodiment of Ultimate Evil, especially when there’s a dragon somewhere in the mixture? Scaly, seductive, bat-winged, red horned, dark cloaked, fanged - let’s survey the way we see the real bad boys of Halloween in art and popular culture. A LIVE Lit & Phil Event | £6 (If you would prefer to book directly over the phone, please call the Library Desk team on 0191 232 0192 and they will be happy to help) Image provided by promoter