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Dr Bill Hughes is co-convenor, with Dr Sam George, of the Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture Project at the University of Hertfordshire. He is co-editor (with George) of Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead from the Enlightenment to the Present (Manchester University Press, 2013); In the Company of Wolves: Wolves, Werewolves, and Wild Children (Manchester University Press, 2020); The legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic vampire and its progeny (Manchester University Press, 2024); and ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic Encounters with Enchantment and the Faerie Realm in Literature and Culture (forthcoming).

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	Open Graves, Open Minds: Representations of Vampires and the Undead from the Enlightenment to the Present Day by Sam George (Goodreads Author), Bill Hughes (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children by Sam George (Goodreads Author), Bill Hughes (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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