Kim Newman/Anno Dracula

If I had to guess, the Pavilion is probably the name of the intelligence organization from an obscure spy novel of some sort.

The Doctor is in.

You know, I've been ignoring this post. Thought I'd try to get another list of references going.

AQUARIUS: I'm certain I've missed a bunch, so feel free to chip in. These should be in the order they appear in the book.

• The police officer named Herrick is the villain from Being Human.
• Kate's roommate Morgan Delt is from the film Morgan. I know nothing about it, but according to imdb, the character is obsessed with apes, explaining his form of choice.
• Richard Jeperson, from Newman's own Diogenes Club works, and a clear Expy of Department S' Jason King.
• It's perfectly clear who Lin Tang's father is if you've been paying attention throughout these books, but for those still stumped: Fu Manchu.
• "Bellaver's pet hypnotist", Marcus Monserrat, was played by Bela Lugosi in "Sorcerers".
• Kent Allard was the Shadow, and you might remember he was in the second book in Winthrop's squadron.
• Caleb Croft is referred to as "C" at Universal Exports, which was a cover for MI 6 in the James Bond books.
• Kate bumps into a young group of vamps on a college campus; one refers to his girlfriend as "Dru"... Spike and Drusilla, from Buffy?
• Anna Franklyn, one of Croft's catamites, is referred to as from an Indian bloodline, with serpentine features, a nod to the Hammer Horror film "The Reptile".
• List of things that Kate claims not to believe in includes a vanishing police box. Do I even have to say it?
• Jerry Cornelius, Moorcock's dell'arte secret agent of chaos, is said to be smoking something full of vraxoin (from Dr. Who serial Nightmare of Eden... and fatal, so bye, Jerry) and dreamshit, from Clive Barker's works, but I don't recall specifics.
• Lorrimer van Helsing is from Dracula AD 1972.
• Vampires are mentioned as being rare outside of New England, except in New Orleans (Anne Rice's works), LA (Lost Boys? Vt M?), and San Francisco (???)

Eh... the stuff for Johnny Alucard is mostly in the link I posted. I'll guess I'll post it if I feel like it.

edited 9th Nov '15 5:13:51 PM by HeWhoMustNotBeUsernamed

So there's a new collection of short stories coming out in January. I have a feeling the quality will be as mixed as Johnny Alucard's was,

The Doctor is in.

I finally picked up Anno Dracula: 1899. According to the back cover and inside book list, there's a new novel due out later this year, titled... Anno Dracula 1999: Daikaiju

edited 11th Jul '17 12:40:12 PM by GrandmasterKiramidHead

The Doctor is in.

I've just read One Thousand Monsters, and figures I should catalogue the cameos and references that I picked up on. I'll spoiler tag the most spoiler-y of them since the book is still pretty recent.

• Death Larsen, the brother of Wolf Larsen from Jack London's The Sea Wolf, is the captain of the ship the vampires take to Tokyo.
• Dorakuraya and his associates are all references to other works.
  • Dorakuraya's real name is mentioned as Nemuri, and he claims to have been turned during a Black Mass, likely meaning he is Nemuri Kyoshiro.
  • He names his father in darkness as Sebastien Rodrigues, a character from Shusaku Endo's novel Silence, played by Andrew Garfield in the film adaptation.
  • His ronin companion, Sanjuro, is from the Kurosawa films Yojimbo and Sanjuro, as well as his practice of choosing his surname from whatever he happens to see at the moment.
  • The Renfield, Kichijiro, becomes infused with mechanical parts in the finale, possibly making him a shout out to Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
• Taira no Masakado, the earthquake god followed by Lieutenant Majin, is not only a real person deified after is death, but is prophesied (in the book) to return as a giant dragon, walking through the city of Tokyo- a likely reference to Godzilla, and possibly a foreshadowing of what is to come in the next book.
• Lieutenant Majin has had a giant statue in his likeness placed outside the gates of Yokai Town, which gets up and walks in the finale, undoubtedly referencing the Daimajin series of films.
• Lord Kawataro's four kappa militiamen, armed with a katana, nunchakus, bo staff, and sai respectively, are not-so-transparent shout outs to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Also, Kawataro keeps a Colt Peacemaker hidden in his robes, not unlike one of the villains in Yojimbo.
• Genevieve's final flashback includes an appearance by an unnamed, effeminate vampire who may be Lestat, as well as the Phantom of the Opera and Phillippe de Chagny. Don Juan Triumphant is mentioned as being performed as well.
• Genevieve mentions having learned how to sword slash in a Z pattern from a "Spanish kitsune in Old California", named Diego, clearly marking him out as Zorro.
• Zatoichi and Lone Wolf and Cub get brief mentions.
• Popejoy becomes Popeye by the end, complete with a detailed explanation for why he feeds on spinach.
• Lafcadio Hearn makes an appearance at the very end, under his Japanese name of Koizumi Yakumo... which is somewhat ruined by Newman explaining it a few pages later.

There are also plenty of references to Japanese folklore and history, too many to list, in fact.

edited 13th Dec '17 1:51:00 AM by GrandmasterKiramidHead

The Doctor is in.

There are so many references in Newman's work and I feel he crams more in each chapter with each book.

I'm on chapter 3 and in addition the ones mentioned there is:

1. A ship called Elizabeth Dane, which is a reference to the movie The Fog (May be an unintentional twofer cause the ED is also mentioned in Vampire The Masquerade).

2. Christina Light is a character vamprizied for the story, but who appeared in a few Henry James novels in the 19th century.

3.there is a throwaway reference to Hymber Masters, also a vampire here, from an old Night Gallery episode.

4. Lionel Roach is from a play and a film, Conduct Unbecoming. He and Masters were likely picked for being loathsome British military officers-perfect for Draculas regime.

4. Nicholas Cerral, who worked with Gene in the Paris morgues, is from an old French novel, Hands of Orlac, that has been adapted several times.

5. Chapter 3 gives us Drusilla from Buffy and mentions she's on the run from a certain detective. This is a contemporary reference to Stephen Gallaghers Becker novels, specifically the second one, the Bedlam Detective.

6. There is another Yojombo reference, to the character Kanuki (notably mostly for being a huge dude).

7. Lt. Maijin is meant to be Yasunori Kato, whose look (cape, gloves cop) inspired M. Bison.

8. Marit Verlaine is mentioned, this is a reference to the character from Blade II, given her actress' first name.

9.Whelpdale and his unnamed brother in law are from New Grub Street, a 19th century novel that loosely inspired a british radio comedy.

...and that's all I got. So far.

The Marquis de Coulteray from Gen's backstory is from a French vampire miniseries called 'le Poupee Sanglante'.

Jerak, the vampire thrown off the Elizabeth Dane, is from Dinner With A Vampire, 1987.

Clare Mallinger is from the Blood Beast Terror, 1967.

The Kane papers is mentioned, from citizen Kane.

Can't find anything for the Negro cook, Eddie Joe or the former ship's surgeon Dr Doskil.

Dr. Doskil is from the 1935 film, Mark of The Vampire. I couldn't find anything for Eddie Joe, but knowing Newman he's probably from something. Makes me miss how he detailed all this stuff in the back of certain AD novels

There are at least two real people I've noticed, Albert 'Smiler' Marshall, the last cavalry veteran of WW 1, transported in time and made a vampire here. Newman also gave him the Victoria Cross, something the real Marshall never earned.

The other is a European diplomat who goes by a Japanese name and appears at the end of the book, but right now I can't recall his name.

Also, Baron Higurashi shares a first and last name with a currently living Japanese author, and given Newman went to the trouble of detailing both his names, I highly doubt its a coincidence. Maybe a literary tip of the hat between fellow authors?

edited 26th Dec '17 5:05:20 AM by ArthurEld

@Arthur Eld

Higurashi, given a quick Google, also seems to be a Japanese translator or Holmesian and Doylean lit, which would place him firmly in KN's wheelhouse, so I'd say definitely a tip of yhe authorly hat.

Sounds about right.

Two more I just noticed. There is a vampire who literally wakes up just to die who is given a name-there is no reason to do this other than to make a reference. This is why I love Kim Newman.

That's Hartlieb von der Wies, from a movie called Bite me, Darling, a vampire sex comedy from 1970.

The other is a quick reference to another real person, Arthur Doyle. Gene calls him an eye specialist-presumably in this world, AD stuck with it since he all the characters he would have imagined were real.