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Friday, August 16, 2013

Author's Note - Vampires, the Beast

Vampires are one of Hollywood’s favorite horror monsters and this statement is proved true merely by looking at all of the titles that have come out over the past few decades. Why? Because vampires are so powerful and versatile. They’re strong, sexy, commanding, and deadly. They can be the villain or the hero of any story. And they are the monster that we can empathize with and understand the most. But I like to look at the movies in two distinct categories. On one hand you have the sexy, tortured souls that have been made popular by films like “Interview with the Vampire” and “Bram Stroker’s Dracula”. These seem to be the style of vampire that is popular with movie goers. But on the other hand you have the vicious, deadly, blood sucking nasties that we know from such films like “Lost Boys” and “From Dusk till Dawn”, and these are the kind that I want to explore and talk about this week. Beginning with the most famous Universal Monster of all, the timeless film “Dracula”!

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