![]() A creature that can rematerialize at will? That doesn’t have a reflection? That can infiltrate your brain until you let them into your home no matter how much you didn’t want it hours before? Creatures so alluring and charming that you literally invite them inside? The monsters are in so many stories for a reason. Been there, seen that, you know? But reading about the infamous original Count Dracula I was reminded of just how scary they are. I think, looking at vampires with modern eyes, it can feel like they’re not scary at all. The coffin-dwelling, blood-sucking, mind-controlling monsters in that book were so much more horrifying when framed in a Victorian narrative as the characters grappled with how to take them down. ![]() ![]() I was surprised by just how many of the typical “vampire” characteristics were formed in that book. I know I’m so late to the party, but I recently got the vampire itch after reading Dracula for the first time. ![]()
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