Vincent Woodruff

English 112B

Professor Warner

28 November 2007

Superbly Supernatural Mysterious Tools for Teens: Annotated Bibliography

Barna Group, the. “New Research Explores Teenage Views and Behavior Regarding the Supernatural.” January 23, 2006. Accessed November 13, 2007. http://www.barna.org .

This is an article about a study conducted about controversial material regarding the spiritual world. This article talks about what types of witchcraft teens are into these days and what kind of supernatural phenomena attract teens. This site is added merely to give a kind of opposite view to my topic. This site is run by a Christian group to help pastors of various religions to know what kind of things to preach awareness of. I don’t really care for sites like this one but that is what compelled me to add it—the opposition.

Dracula. Discovery Education. January 2007. November 14, 2007. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/dracula .

This is a website dedicated to education. I found this lesson plan for teaching Dracula because my focus work is Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This lesson plan has various parts and is thorough in listing objectives, materials, procedures…etc. This site is a handy one to have if I were to teach such a subject. This site is easy to navigate and rich in resources.

Easton, Royce. Bad Sign. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.

This book is based on the television show The X-Files. The main characters are the infamous Mulder and Skully. They are investigating a phenomena at Grover Cleveland Highschool. Although this is generally under scifi it investigates the supernatural and that falls under my category. It takes place at a high school and explores the interactions of teenagers and adults and is also good fiction. This is also the book that the Cambrian Mystery Book Club is currently reading. This is a local book club and teens are welcome.

International Movie Database. “Mystery Science Theater 300.” 1997. November 23 2007. http://www.imdb.com .

This is a great database for finding movies and television shows of all kinds. I was thinking about comedy and supernatural and found Mysty (short for “Mystery Science Theater 300”). This series of shorts explores terribly made science fiction movies and the characters comment hilariously on the movie while its playing. These short films can lend a comical side to the supernatural and also can help them critique any work they may be doing themselves just by putting themselves in the roles of the commentators.

Joslin, Lyndon. Count Dracula Goes To The Movies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company Inc. 1999.

This is a survey of the various adaptations of the Dracula tale. It overviews about thirty novel twenty of which are adapted from Bram Stoker’s novel. It gives dates and other info regarding these movies. This is a nice book and I think teens will like looking up the various renditions of Dracula. I find it easy to enjoy especially the pictures taken from the movies.

Murry, John ed. Fifteen Plays for Teen-Agers. Boston: Plays Inc. 1979.

This is a compilation of plays, some of which focus on the supernatural and some that are just plain funny. This contains the play “The Haunting of the Hathaway House” which has a sub title “Three scenes from the Supernatural. This haunted house type play explores ghosts and other unexplainable happenings. This is a great book if I were to focus a part of a lesson on a short play that the students could act out. This would be a fun activity involving all the students.

Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Frank Kermode ed. London: Methuen & Co Ltd. 1969.

The tempest is an intriguing play that explores Man vs. Nature. Prospero is an exiled duke who seeks amends for his exile when perchance his enemies sail near his island of exile. This is a play containing many supernatural events and forces and is a classic Shakespearean play that is short, fun and engaging. Teaching this play to students will increase their desire for more Shakespeare and his love of the supernatural.

Skal, David ed. Hollywood Gothic. New York: Faber and Faber, Inc. 2004.

This is another compilation of vampire movies based on the Stoker novel. This book though is more up to date on more recent films with vampires and Dracula within them. This book has more pictures and some of the same but also different information on vampire movies that I think would interest young adults. This is a good scource for any student who is thinking of writing their own adaptation of Dracula and can see if there is anything they want to use or not use and if they have thought of their own supernatural powers for the undead—great.

Stoker, Bram. Dracula. Ed. Nina Aurbach and David Skal, Norton Critical Edition. New York, 1997.

This is my focus book for the supernatural theme. This is the story recounting the various encounters the people of London in the 19^th century have with the Count. It is written as journal entries from the main characters and is detailed in who and where Dracula comes from. This is a classic story about the undead. This book is great for teens because it covers themes of friendship, comrades in arms, love, and death.

Valente, Joseph. Dracula’s Crypt. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2002.

This is an exploration into the various critiques of Beam Stoker’s infamous novel. It explores themes such as duel personalities, double agents, and, of course, vampires. This is a good book for reference when discussing Dracula and the variations on the monster. It explores themes in depth and how the characters overcame the vampire, suggesting that people have an inner vampire they can defeat. This is great for those who feel they have an inner monster and don’t know how to deal with it.