Umm acktchually vampires don't require human blood to survive as such. It's more of an addiction, where if they go too long without blood, they go into a frenzy and get killed by concerned citizens.
vampires as blood sucking thinking beings more or less is an invention of 18th century English gothic literature. Most of the elements you would recognise as being a vampire were made up wholecloth by Polidori. Like how orcs aren't from folklore and Tolkein made them up
the folk stories they are based on are more similar to zombie myths or ghouls than what we would recognise as vampires and seem to have been morality plays about the importance of properly burying dead family rather than leaving old corpses in your house. Although the detail that a vampires first victim is always the one they loved the most in the folklore is a pretty good dramatic touch
oh I agree. Like I pointed out elsewhere in the first stories vampires were seductive but by causing terror until their victim gives in. More like a cop using sleep deprivation to get a confession than a charming lover.
deleted by creator
Umm acktchually vampires don't require human blood to survive as such. It's more of an addiction, where if they go too long without blood, they go into a frenzy and get killed by concerned citizens.
deleted by creator
vampires as blood sucking thinking beings more or less is an invention of 18th century English gothic literature. Most of the elements you would recognise as being a vampire were made up wholecloth by Polidori. Like how orcs aren't from folklore and Tolkein made them up
the folk stories they are based on are more similar to zombie myths or ghouls than what we would recognise as vampires and seem to have been morality plays about the importance of properly burying dead family rather than leaving old corpses in your house. Although the detail that a vampires first victim is always the one they loved the most in the folklore is a pretty good dramatic touch
deleted by creator
oh I agree. Like I pointed out elsewhere in the first stories vampires were seductive but by causing terror until their victim gives in. More like a cop using sleep deprivation to get a confession than a charming lover.
a pretty good exploration of the themes of dracula
well if you think about it someone who bases their entire existence around avoiding a thing is obsessed with that thing
deleted by creator
that's my bad I'm a contrarian at heart and it gets me into trouble sometimes