Clan: Saulot (Saul’s Lot) Progenitor: Saul House: Simonovich Sparse throughout the Modern Nights, the Saulot are barely a clan let alone a ruling house. Composed of few vampires, the Saulot are in search of Golconda, enacting a bloody ritual of cannibalism when they achieve that state or despair of ever doing so. Nicknames: Priests, Soul-sucking unicorns Appearance: Come from a varied background of those that come to piety through revelation. Traditionally this is an epiphany from hitting the
Eddie Vedder Is A Vampire Although at first he may seem to be just your average angst ridden lead man for a popular rock and roll band, Eddie Vedder, the vocalist and lyricist for Pearl Jam, may very well be a vampire. Although it is impossible to tell, everything points to his being an immortal. An in depth analysis of his lyrics shows that Pearl Jam's second album, “Versus”, has been used by Vedder as sounding boards for the complex emotions and change of perspective that come with one's transition
So-called ‘real’ vampires do not disclose their practices to medical professionals because of the very human fear of being discriminated against or labeled as mentally ill, a study finds. The study, published in the most recent issue of the journal Critical Social Work, looks at people who self-identify as ‘real’ vampires– that is, needing others’ blood to gain energy – not members of the subculture, which embraces vampirism as a lifestyle. The research led by Dr. D.J. Williams, director of social
constructing the monster, each culture’s fears and fantasies are brought to life, made physical, and given uncanny independence (Cohen 4). All that is threatening and destabilizing to normal society is configured in the body of the vampire. In Le Fanu’s Carmilla, the monstrous vampire body of Carmilla is both eternally beautiful and monstrously corrupt. It is through this body that society’s anxieties of aging, beauty, and mortality are confronted and explored.
sinister practices of vampires. Dracula has abilities like no other. Shapeshifting
CP644 CREATURES OF THE NIGHT: VAMPIRES IN LITERATURE AND FILM Assignment 1 (3000 words) This essay explores the blurring of gender roles within Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Angela Carter’s The Lady of the House of Love, focusing on the presentation of a sexually assertive female and its threat to the patriarchal society, and the duality of the female characters as they are presented as enticing and thrilling, but also dangerous and somewhat repulsive. In Dracula, Bram Stoker explores the fantastic
the vampire was a creature of superstition, imagined as a walking corpse with terrible breath who fed off blood at night. It was a hideous creature that rose from its grave to haunt villages. Hundreds of years later, the image has changed greatly in Western literature and film, from a terrifying monster to a suave, charming individual who is dangerous but irresistible. Today, the vampire is a staple in literature and movies because the image is more attractive than terrifying. Older vampire novels
When the word vampire is said it evokes Hollywood images of handsome men and beautiful women, seductive creatures with fangs that lure in their prey with their hypnotic stare along with their good looks, wit and charm. Once the prey is seduced the vampire goes straight for the throat, biting down and draining their blood and ultimately their life. More recently the images may be of the sexy Vampire who is trying to pass as human in some high school setting that is amazingly fast, and strong, yet
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Ignorance is Fatal The short story Usher II uses themes of irony and vengeance, as well as, classic literature to explore the consequence of blind censorship. Usher II is featured in The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury's "best known work and in many ways his finest achievement" (Mogen 82). In The Martian Chronicles, "Usher II" takes place several years after the colonization of Mars has begun and humans almost have a complete society on Mars. In this story, on earth there is an agency referred
search of her missing brother. She was once a member of the Pandemonium Club because she had no choice. This leads her into Victorian-era London’s dangerous supernatural underworld, where vampires stalk the dark lit streets of London, werewolves slink in the shadowy lanes of Whitechapel, and warlocks hold masquerade balls for demons and Downworlders. A killer stalks the dark streets of London, flaying his victims alive and removing their skin, leaving behind the smell of demonic witchcraft wherever
Women love gore too. Since the beginning of time people have always been intrigued by storytelling especially ones that scare them. Stephen King the master of horror once said people love watching horror films simply because it keeps their sanity. “It may be that horror movies provide psychic relief on this level because this invitation to lapse into simplicity, irrationality and even outright madness is extended so rarely” (King). When people see a slasher film it gives them a chance to kill off