Tag Archives: Vampire

For the Blood is life

Posted on October 22, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

I’ve been getting into the spirit of the spooky season lately, brushing up on my Gothic Horror with the usual suspects, Stoker, Le Fanu and Shelley. I’ve even begun watching the old Hammer Horror classics like Horror of Dracula, The … Continue reading →

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Digging for Dracula

Posted on November 7, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

For my final instalment with a horror theme for this year, I find it quite poignant that my journey ends not only with the Bram Stoker Festival but also with an insight into another’s adventure, in search of the elusive … Continue reading →

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Vamp Wire

Posted on November 3, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Ok so the Bram Stoker Festival did not work out as I had expected this year, but thats just the way life works out sometimes. After dropping the car off at Red Cow, Park & Ride. I hopped the Luas … Continue reading →

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Ruin hunter to Vampire hunter

Posted on October 24, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Perhaps after last years narrow escape from the clutches of the Vampire, some might think me a bit simple. But yes I am returning to Dublin to experience what this years Bram Stoker Festival has to offer.The festival runs from … Continue reading →

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The Final Curtain – Dracula’s Fire Garden

Posted on October 16, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

I want you to believe … to believe in things that you cannot …” – Bram Stoker, Dracula And so sadly we come to the final article on last years Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin exclusively for the thefairytaletraveler.com. Its been … Continue reading →

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Larry Beau….. A Gothic Minstrel.

Posted on October 13, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

It has been a strange couple of weeks for me lately, the ruinhunter has taken up Kettlebell training and started a new diet regime which I have to admit  is taking more time than expected to get used to. As … Continue reading →

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The Vampire Hunt

Posted on October 4, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

As part of the lead-up to Samhain this year and my second time to explore Gothic Dublin and the Bram Stoker Festival, I thought I might post a number of articles I did for thefairytaletraveler.com last year. So to kick things off, … Continue reading →

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Bram Stoker

Posted on October 2, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

So to kick things off on the run up to Halloween, I thought were better to start with, than the master of gothic Horror and creator of the infamous Dracula, Bram Stoker. Although Bram did not live long enough to … Continue reading →

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Re-work Wednesday 38

Posted on September 24, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Please bear with me as I am in the process of psyching myself up for this years BramStokerFestival. And with Halloween just around the corner, you can be sure that you will be seeing more of this content over the next few … Continue reading →

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Van Helsing – Monochrome Madness Challenge

Posted on September 23, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

This weeks image for the MMC follows the theme of last weeks Re-work and the Bram Stoker Festival which is going into its third year this October. Last year I got to explore the Gothic streets of Dublin thanks to Christa … Continue reading →

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